Tuberculous Prostatic Abscess with Prostatorectal Fistula after Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Immunotherapy

Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy is a common treatment modality for bladder cancer after transurethral resection of a bladder tumor. This therapy is generally safe, and development of a prostatic abscess with a prostatorectal fistula after intravesical BCG immunotherapy is a...

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Published in:Clinical endoscopy 2016, 49(5), , pp.488-491
Main Authors: Eom, Jeong Ho, Yoon, Jai Hoon, Lee, Seok Won, Kim, Hyo Sun, Park, Tae Young, Bang, Chang Seok, Baik, Gwang Ho, Kim, Dong Joon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abscess
Case Report
Fistula
Prostate
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy is a common treatment modality for bladder cancer after transurethral resection of a bladder tumor. This therapy is generally safe, and development of a prostatic abscess with a prostatorectal fistula after intravesical BCG immunotherapy is a very rare complication. This finding was incidentally obtained by the authors, who examined a patient with colonoscopy for evaluation of abdominal pain. The patient was successfully treated with antitubercular drugs. To the authors` knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with a tuberculous prostatic abscess with prostatorectal fistula after BCG immunotherapy in South Korea. Clin Endosc 2016;49:488-491
ISSN:2234-2400
2234-2443
DOI:10.5946/ce.2015.145