Transurethral drainage of prostatic abscess using pulsed Tm:YAG laser: a case report.

Abstract

Prostate abscesses are uncommon in a time of modern antibiotics. Nonetheless, surgical intervention and drainage are frequently required and may be performed via transperineal, transurethral, or transrectal approaches. Here, we report on a 78-year-old man who developed a prostatic abscess following joint replacement surgery. The patient was surgically treated with thulium laser enucleation of the prostate, performed using a pulsed solid-state thulium:YAG laser (Thulio®). He also received intravenous antibiotic therapy with meropenem. To our knowledge, this is the first report on transurethral drainage of a prostatic abscess using a pulsed Tm:YAG laser.