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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Early presentation of vertebral osteomyelitis following a transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy with delayed radiological findings.

Rayko Kalenderov, Nikolas Soukratos, Prabesh Kirat Rai, Ali Warsi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Rayko KalenderovDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-6650
Nikolas SoukratosDepartment of Urology, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, UK.
Prabesh Kirat RaiDepartment of Urology, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, UK.
Ali WarsiDepartment of General Surgery, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy is a common diagnostic procedure which carries an expected risk of iatrogenic infections. These range from simple urinary tract infections to rare but serious infections requiring an admission to hospital. Here we present a rare case of vertebral osteomyelitis following a TRUS biopsy, with normal initial MRI and bone scintigraphy scans and delayed radiological findings on repeat MRI of the spine.

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HumansIatrogenic DiseaseImage-Guided BiopsyMaleMiddle AgedOsteomyelitisProstateSpinal DiseasesUltrasonographyprostateurological surgery

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PMID30580298
PMCPMC6307591

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