INTRODUCTION Prostate cancer is usually diagnosed by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy. Nevertheless, suspicious images are frequently not found. Imaging analysis studies aim to identify ultrasound patterns characteristic of apparently hidden conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS We digitally recorded 288 TRUS ultrasound guided transrectal biopsies and extracted 3 static images from the punctur...

TRUS-Bx. About 25% of men perceived this as a concern, while hematuria and rectal bleeding are usually perceived as minor discomfort and of little consequence by appropriately counseled men. 8 Moreover, hemoejaculate declines over time from 84% in week 1 to 32% after 1 month and is resolved after a mean of eight ejaculations. 9 Due to antimicrobial-resistance, particularly fluoroquinolones, the...

Traditionally, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies are done for the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) in Pakistan. The transperineal template-guided saturation biopsy (TTSB) approach has been recently introduced in Pakistan and we share diagnostic yields and pathological findings of specimens taken for PCa diagnosis in men with elevated serum total prostate specific antigen (PSA) and...

PURPOSE To report the preliminary experimental results obtained with a robot-assisted transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate brachytherapy system. METHODS AND MATERIALS The system consists of a TRUS unit, a spatially coregistered needle insertion robot, and an FDA-approved treatment planning and image-registered implant system. The robot receives each entry/target coordinate pair of th...

Experts’ summary: This much-anticipated study reports the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI)– and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)–guided biopsy of the prostate compared to a reference standard of transperineal mapping (TPM) biopsy of the prostate in men with a suspicion of prostate cancer. In a prospective multicenter study, the authors enrolled 740 men, 576...

OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of hospital re-admission for sepsis after transperineal (TP) biopsy using both local data and worldwide literature, as there is growing interest in TP biopsy as an alternative to transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided biopsy for patients undergoing repeat prostate biopsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Pooled prospective databases on TP biopsy from multiple centres in...

CONTEXT Prostate biopsy (PB) represents the gold standard method to confirm the presence of cancer. In addition to traditional random or systematic approaches, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided technique has been introduced recently. OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic review of complications after transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided, transperineal, and MRI-guided PB. EVIDENCE ACQUIS...