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ArticleCroatian medical journal2026

Transurethral drainage of prostatic abscess using pulsed Tm:YAG laser: a case report.

Branimir Lodeta

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Article in Croatian medical journal, 2026. 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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Branimir LodetaBranimir Lodeta, Privatklinik Maria Hilf, Radetzkystraße 35, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria, branimir.lodeta@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate abscesses are uncommon in a time of modern antibiotics. Nonetheless, surgical intervention and drainage are frequently required and may be performed via transperineal, transurethral, or transrectal approaches. Here, we report on a 78-year-old man who developed a prostatic abscess following joint replacement surgery. The patient was surgically treated with thulium laser enucleation of the prostate, performed using a pulsed solid-state thulium:YAG laser (Thulio®). He also received intravenous antibiotic therapy with meropenem. To our knowledge, this is the first report on transurethral drainage of a prostatic abscess using a pulsed Tm:YAG laser.

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AbscessDrainageLasers, Solid-StateLaser TherapyProstatic DiseasesAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansMaleMeropenemAnti-Bacterial AgentsMeropenem

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PMID41866901
PMCPMC13014293

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