Morbidade da biópsia da próstata transretal guiada por ultrassonografia

• Autor(a) principal: Solha, Raphael Sandes [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Ajzen, Sergio Aron [UNIFESP], De Nicola, Harley [UNIFESP], Shigueoka, David Carlos [UNIFESP], Castro, Hugo Alexandre Sócrates de [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842013000200009; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/7727
• topic: Prostate; Biopsy; Morbidity; Ultrasonography; Complications; Próstata; Biópsia; Morbidade; Ultrassonografia; Complicações

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of postprocedural complications in patients submitted to transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy at the Unit of Intervention, Department of Imaging Diagnosis of Escola Paulista de Medicina - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Telephone interviews were conducted with 132 patients who had undergone transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in the period from April 2011 to June 2011, according to the institution's protocol. RESULTS: Post-biopsy complications were categorized into two groups - minor and major complications, according to their need for further clinical evaluation. Complications were reported by 59 patients (61.8%), most of them (86.4%) with mild and self-limited symptoms, classified as minor complications. Eight patients (8.2%) had major complications, one of which required in-hospital treatment. Urinary retention was the major and most common complication. CONCLUSION: The present study has demonstrated a low prevalence of major complications after transrectal prostate biopsy.