Prostate cancer is increasingly recognised as a major public health care problem with 17 210 new cases registered in England and Wales in 1993, and 8570 deaths. 1 Screening for prostate cancer remains ...

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.

Market OverviewThe global transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) market is experiencing consistent expansion and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 6% during the forecast period.

Correlation between PSA kinetics and detection rate of PSMA-PET in the setting of biochemical recurrent prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

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 ...

Background. Transrectal ultrasound—guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy is a commonly performed procedure, and fluoroquinolones are the most frequently given prophylactic antimicrobials. In the context of ...

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.

CHICAGO — While the UK struggles with its Brexit from the European Union, another kind of leave-taking is underway — and on time so far — in the nation's urology community. "Trexit" is a "complete and ...

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 ...

Non-infiltrative anesthetics are safe and effective in treating pain from transrectal prostate biopsy, according to research from the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation at the University ...

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 ...