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 ...

In 2018, a 68-year-old Norwegian stonemason named Roar Gulbrandsen died after undergoing a routine transrectal biopsy. When the cause of death was determined to have been a massive, preventable ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the developed world. The most widely used method of diagnosing prostate cancer involves a biopsy that passes a needle through the lining of the lower bowel ...

Pune, India, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global transrectal ultrasound market size was valued at USD 228 million in 2022 and is expected to be worth USD 241.2 million in 2023. The market is ...

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 ...

In the year 2001, an estimated 31,500 American men will die from end-stage prostate cancer. 1 Currently available definitive treatments, including radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy, are ...

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 ...

The 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. This growth is ...

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 ...