Local anesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy for prostate cancer detection is gaining in popularity due to concerns about infectious complications with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy. LATP ...
While the majority of prostate cancers are detected in the peripheral zone (PZ), [1] recent MRI data suggest that the anterior zone (AZ) of the prostate, an area that is not palpable on digital rectal ...
Rates of severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy that require hospitalization are on the rise, a population-based Swedish study shows. "Over 100,000 biopsies are ...