%0 Journal Article
%T A case of infective endocarditis after transurethral prostatic resection
%A Kawahara Takashi
%A Taguchi Hiroki
%A Yamagishi Takuya
%A Udagawa Koichi
%J Urology Annals
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X 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.
%K Infective endocarditics
%K transurethral prostatic resection
%K mitral valve replacement
%U http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2010;volume=2;issue=2;spage=83;epage=85;aulast=Kawahara