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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2023; 11(23): 5525-5529
Published online Aug 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i23.5525
Emphysematous sloughed floating ball after prostate water vaporization Rezum: A case report
Mansour Alnazari, Abdulaziz Bakhsh, Emad Sabri Rajih
Mansour Alnazari, Abdulaziz Bakhsh, Emad Sabri Rajih, Department of Urology, Taibah University, Madinah 16655, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Emad Sabri Rajih, Urology Section, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this paper.
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Corresponding author: Emad Sabri Rajih, MBBS, MPH, Associate Professor, Surgeon, Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia. remad@taibahu.edu.sa
Received: March 19, 2023
Peer-review started: March 19, 2023
First decision: June 15, 2023
Revised: June 23, 2023
Accepted: July 19, 2023
Article in press: July 19, 2023
Published online: August 16, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: The current report describes a new finding with infected emphysematous sloughed tissue ball after Rezum therapy that is secondary to gas forming organism. It predisposed the patient post operatively to frequent urine retention and severe lower urinary tract symptoms that is refractory to antimicrobial therapy that was managed successfully by endoscopic removal.