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Rev. chil. urol ; 72(3): 250-253, 2007. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-545980

ABSTRACT

Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la necesidad real de enema rectal previo a la realización de biopsia prostática y su implicación en posibles complicaciones infecciosas asociadas al procedimiento. Material y Métodos. Entre Enero y Junio del 2006, 128 pacientes recibieron biopsia prostática. Fueron asignados a dos grupos, recibiendo o no enema rectal. De estos, 90 pacientes presentaron información evaluable y constituyeron la población de estudio. Resultados. No se verificaron diferencias significativas entre los dos grupos de estudio. Conclusiones. El presente trabajo demuestra la utilidad limitada que tiene el enema rectal previo a biposia prostática.


We aimed to evaluate the real usefulness of rectal enema previous to transrectal prostatic biopsy and its possible implications in infectious complications. Methods. Between January and June 2006, 128 consecutive patients underwent transrectal prostatic biopsy at our institution. Patients were assigned to two groups’ receiving rectal enema or not. Of these, 90 patient shad complete available information and constituted the population of study. Results. No significant differences were verified between the two groups of study. Conclusions. Present manuscript shows the limited usefulness of rectal enema previous a transrectal prostate biopsy.


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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biopsy/methods , Enema , Prostate/pathology , Prospective Studies , Case-Control Studies
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