Comparison of pain levels in fusion prostate biopsy and standard TRUS-Guided biopsy


Demirtaş A., Sönmez G., Tombul Ş. T., Demirtaş T.

INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL, vol.46, no.4, pp.557-562, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2019.0154
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.557-562
  • Keywords: Prostate, Biopsy, Pain, PERIPROSTATIC NERVE BLOCK, LOCAL-ANESTHESIA
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Fusion prostate biopsy (FPB) has recently emerged as a popular and successful biopsy technique on diagnosis of prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to compare the pain levels in TRUS-guided standard 12-core prostate biopsy (SPB) and MpMRI-guided FPB.