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  • Title: Value of transrectal ultrasonography for diagnosis and treatment of prostatic abscess.
    Author: Cytron S, Weinberger M, Pitlik SD, Servadio C.
    Journal: Urology; 1988 Nov; 32(5):454-8. PubMed ID: 3055637.
    Abstract:
    A new diagnostic and therapeutic application of transrectal ultrasonography (TR-US) is described. TR-US demonstrated one or more well-defined hypoechogenic areas in the prostate gland of 6 patients who presented with clinical signs of urinary tract infection and had only partial response to antibiotic therapy. The presence of a collection of pus in the prostate was confirmed in 4 of 6 patients by transperineal aspiration guided by TR-US, and by prostatic massage or transurethral prostatectomy in the other 2 patients. Ultrasonography also confirmed the resolution of abscesses in 5 patients.
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