Endoscopic Band Ligation to Treat a Massive Hemorrhoidal Hemorrhage Following a Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy

Endoscopic Band Ligation to Treat a Massive Hemorrhoidal Hemorrhage Following a Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy

Prostate cancer is commonly diagnosed by using a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy. Although this procedure is usually well tolerated, rarely it may be complicated by massive rectal bleeding. We report a case of a 77-year-old male who underwent a TRUS biopsy and subsequently developed recu...

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Main Authors: Nadim Mahmud, Kirk J. Wangensteen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Coloproctology 2018-02-01
Series:Annals of Coloproctology
Subjects:
transrectal ultrasound
prostate biopsy
rectal bleeding
hemorrhage
band ligation
Online Access:http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-34-47.pdf

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