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Urology Annals 2010
A case of infective endocarditis after transurethral prostatic resectionKeywords: Infective endocarditics , transurethral prostatic resection , mitral valve replacement Abstract: We report a case of infective endocarditis (IE) after transurethral prostatic resection (TUR-P). A 63-year-old man who had underwent TUR-P for benign prostatic hyperplasia. After 40 days of surgery, he developed a fever. A diagnosis of IE was established by cardiography which detected large vegetation at mitral valve. After intravenous antibiotics therapy, he underwent mitral valve replacement surgery.
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