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Recto‐peritoneal fistula following transperineal prostate biopsy
Author(s) -
NOMURA TAKEO,
MIMATA HIROMITSU,
HATA SHINROU,
YAMASAKI MUTSUSHI,
TANAKA EIICHI,
NOGUCHI TSUYOSHI,
MIZUTANI AKIO,
YOSHITAKE SHIGENORI,
NOGUCHI TAKAYUKI,
NOMURA YOSHIO
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01044.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate , biopsy , fistula , needle biopsy , prostate biopsy , complication , peritonitis , radiology , surgery , cancer
  A recto‐peritoneal fistula is an extremely rare complication after prostate biopsy. We report herein on a peritonitis arising from a recto‐peritoneal fistula 5 days after undergoing prostate biopsy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of recto‐peritoneal fistula following transperineal needle biopsy of the prostate in the published literature.

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