This clinical overview details the latest evidence-based strategies for diagnosing and treating symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men.
If the Crossfire debate at the American Urological Association (AUA) virtual annual meeting is any indication, advocates for transperineal (TP) biopsies face an uphill battle in persuading U.S.
About two million American men undergo transrectal biopsies each year to diagnose prostate cancer or to monitor low-risk and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancers for active surveillance (AS).
Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) examination of the prostate is the established technique used to obtain systematic core biopsies of prostatic tissue for histological examination. This is usually to ...
Under adequate local anesthesia, the size of the transrectal ultrasound probe made no difference to pain perception during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy, according to a PubMed report.
MADRID — For patients who undergo prostate biopsy, patient-reported adverse effects and attitudes are similar when either a transperineal approach or the more traditional transrectal approach is used, ...