Prostatic abscess rarely follows acute prostatitis and can sometimes lead to a fistula by breaking into the prostatic urethra, peri-rectal tissues, the perineum, or the rectum.
We report a case of a prostatic abscess tracking into the bulbar urethra after a transurethral resection of the prostate. This created a fistula, mimicking a urethral duplication and leading to urinary incontinence.
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Moorthy HK, Pillai BS. Are you the author?
Lourdes Hospital, Kochi, India.
Reference: Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 Nov;8(11-12):E916-7.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.2269
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25553167