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Prostatic biopsy-related rectal bleeding refractory to medical and endoscopic therapy definitively managed by catheter-directed embolotherapy: a case report.

AbstractINTRODUCTION:
Ultrasound-guided transrectal prostatic biopsy is generally a well-tolerated radiological technique with low overall complication ratio. If post-biopsy rectal bleeding occurs, conservative management is effective in the majority of cases. Endoscopic or interventional treatment is rarely required.
CASE PRESENTATION:
We report the case of an 82-year-old white man presenting with massive rectal bleeding after ultrasound-guided prostatic biopsy. Medical and endoscopic management were not effective. Angiographic evaluation revealed a prostatic arteriovenous fistula, and definitive treatment was provided in the form of catheter-directed superselective embolotherapy.
CONCLUSION:
Transrectal prostatic biopsy may be associated with massive rectal bleeding. Transcatheter embolotherapy can be effective in definitively stopping the bleeding.
AuthorsTom De Beule, Kenneth Carels, Sabine Tejpar, Ben Van Cleynenbreugel, Raymond Oyen, Geert Maleux
JournalJournal of medical case reports (J Med Case Rep) Vol. 9 Pg. 242 (Oct 29 2015) ISSN: 1752-1947 [Electronic] England
PMID26511334 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy (adverse effects)
  • Catheters
  • Embolization, Therapeutic (methods)
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (etiology, therapy)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostate (pathology)
  • Rectum

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