OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the incidence, predisposing factors, and time-course of epididymitis after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) needle biopsy of the prostate gland. METHODS: A total of 739 ...
a transrectal biopsy and a transperineal biopsy. The urologist carrying out this procedure passes a hollow biopsy needle through the wall of the rectum into your prostate to collect a tissue sample.
The primary technique for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer, a transrectal biopsy, entails removing tissue from the prostate gland by inserting a thin needle through the rectal wall.
Han M, Chang D, Kim C, et al. Geometric evaluation of systematic transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy. J Urol 2012; 188(6): 2404–2209. 5. Kaye DR, Stoianovici D and Han M. Robotic ultrasound ...