The prostate is a small gland near a man's bladder. A test to collect a sample of tissue may be needed when there are concerns about possible prostate cancer. Template transperineal biopsy involves ...

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy using a 12-core scheme is the standard biopsy approach for men with suspected prostate cancer. Among the benefits of TRUS-guided biopsy is its fairly good ...

Although usually used as a confirmatory test after negative TRUS-guided biopsy, transperineal biopsy shows promise as an initial investigation Transperineal biopsy frequently requires higher levels of ...

A multicenter randomized trial compared transperineal prostate biopsy without antibiotic prophylaxis versus transrectal biopsy with targeted prophylaxis, examining infections, prostate cancer ...

You usually have this test in the outpatient department under local anaesthetic . Sometimes, you may have it in the operating theatre under a general anaesthetic. This is when you are asleep and don’t ...

Validation of an active surveillance threshold for the CCP score in conservatively managed men with localized prostate cancer.

It has been argued that evaluation for suitability of focal ablation is derived from template transperineal prostate mapping biopsies using a 5 mm sampling frame. [40,41,42] This technique has ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transperineal prostate cancer biopsies did not cause any infections in a randomized trial. U.S. and European ...

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.

The transperineal template biopsy (TPB) uses a biplanar ultrasound transducer mounted on a stand with a brachytherapy template grid. This helps to take multiple cores from all areas of the prostate in ...

Although MRI detects radiorecurrent cancer overall, it may not accurately locate all lesions in the prostate gland. When prostate cancer recurrence after radiation therapy is suspected, clinicians ...