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Intraprostatic injection of tranexamic acid to control refractory bleeding while maintaining therapeutic anticoagulation

Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been used to manage menstrual bleeding and reduce bleeding during orthopedic procedures, but has not been widely used in urology. We present a patient with refractory gross hematuria with required therapeutic anticoagulation who failed multiple other measures to control pro...

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Autores principales: Le, Brian, Knoedler, Margaret, Roberge, Gray
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6818137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31681534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100914
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Sumario:Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been used to manage menstrual bleeding and reduce bleeding during orthopedic procedures, but has not been widely used in urology. We present a patient with refractory gross hematuria with required therapeutic anticoagulation who failed multiple other measures to control prostatic bleeding. This patient's hematuria abated with endoscopic localized injection of tranexamic acid into the prostate. The effects were durable with no bleeding recurrence reported while maintaining therapeutic anticoagulation.