Emphysematous cystitis following a transrectal needle guided biopsy of the prostate

BACKGROUND: Emphysematous cystitis (EC) is a comparatively rare urinary tract infection characterized by air within the bladder wall and lumen and is usually associated with immunosuppression or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of EC in a 70-year-old man who r...

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Autores principales: Hashimoto, Takeshi, Namiki, Kazunori, Tanaka, Ayako, Shimodaira, Kenji, Gondo, Tatsuo, Tachibana, Masaaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23176639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-322

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23176639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-322

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