Risks and complications of transrectal ultrasound
- 1 March 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Current Opinion in Urology
- Vol. 10 (2) , 111-116
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00042307-200003000-00011
Abstract
Transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsies of the prostate are routinely performed to diagnose and stage prostate cancer. This diagnostic technique is a safe method to diagnose prostate cancer with few major complications but frequent minor complications.Keywords
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