Perineal abscess after prostatic urethroplasty with balloon catheter: Report of a case

Flavio Castaneda; John C. Hulbert; Janis G. Letourneau; David W. Hunter; Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga; Kurt Amplatz

doi:10.1148/radiology.174.1.1688468

Perineal abscess after prostatic urethroplasty with balloon catheter: Report of a case

Flavio Castaneda, John C. Hulbert, Janis G. Letourneau, David W. Hunter, Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, Kurt Amplatz

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Abstract

A 72-year-old patient underwent uneventful prostatic urethroplasty by means of a balloon catheter. The immediate follow-up retrograde urethrogram failed to demonstrate any areas of extravasation and showed a significant increase in prostatic urethral caliber. Three weeks after the patient was discharged, computed tomography demonstrated a large perineal abscess that was attributed to either the prostatic urethroplasty or subsequent Foley catheter manipulations. The abscess was drained percutaneously, and the patient recovered uneventfully. It was concluded that the abscess was a possible isolated complication and that the procedure is warranted in an adequate clinical setting.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	49-50
Number of pages	2
Journal	Radiology
Volume	174
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.174.1.1688468
State	Published - Jan 1990

Keywords

Catheters and catheterization, complications
Genitourinary system, infections, 875.211
Genitourinary system, interventional procedures, 841.1299
Prostate, hyperplasia, 844.316
Urethra, interventional procedure, 841.1299

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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