Li Chiao-Ching, Li Chiao-Zhu, Wu Sheng-Tang, Cha Tai-Lung, Tang Shou-Hung
Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2017 Aug 2;4(8):000694. doi: 10.12890/2017_000694. eCollection 2017.
A 71-year-old man presented with spondylodiscitis with epidural and psoas muscle abscesses following transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy. These rare complications were detected by computed tomography of the abdomen and magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and underwent neurosurgery. Awareness of presentations such as backache and weakness of the lower limbs after prostate biopsy is important as these symptoms are usually mistaken for bone or muscle problems and often not recognized as being related to infection.
We describe the case of a patient who experienced two major complications (spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess and psoas muscle abscess) following prostate biopsy.Awareness of these potential complications following prostate biopsy is essential to prevent life-threatening consequences.
一名71岁男性在经直肠超声(TRUS)引导下进行前列腺活检后出现脊椎椎间盘炎,并伴有硬膜外和腰大肌脓肿。这些罕见的并发症通过腹部计算机断层扫描和腰椎磁共振成像检测到。患者通过抗生素治疗成功,并接受了神经外科手术。认识到前列腺活检后出现背痛和下肢无力等表现很重要,因为这些症状通常被误诊为骨骼或肌肉问题,且常常未被识别为与感染有关。
我们描述了一名患者在前列腺活检后发生两种主要并发症(脊椎椎间盘炎伴硬膜外脓肿和腰大肌脓肿)的病例。认识到前列腺活检后这些潜在并发症对于预防危及生命的后果至关重要。