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.

A transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) of the prostate may also be called a prostate sonogram or endorectal ultrasound. A doctor usually performs a TRUS to help diagnose prostate cancer or detect prostate ...

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).

Extended analysis of a validated urine-exosome signature to predict high grade prostate cancer on initial biopsy: Performance across multiple sub-groups. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2016 ...

Povidone-iodine cleansing plus formalin disinfection of the needle is a "simple, low-cost, and effective" nonantibiotic strategy to decrease infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound ...

Associations between patient sociodemographic factors and non-treatment for localized prostate cancer. N represents the total number of biopsies in each variable category. The mean difference is the ...

When it comes to prostate biopsy, is the transperineal or transrectal route better? Urologists are currently awaiting results from ongoing clinical trials exploring whether transperineal prostate ...