A multi-institutional clinical trial showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches. A ...

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

A multi-institutional clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of ...

Investigators conclude that transperineal biopsy should be the standard of care for prostate biopsy. Prostate biopsy using a transperineal approach has a cancer detection rate similar to that of a ...

Analysis of false-positive biopsy results of PIRADS 4 lesions in multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate: Experience from a single nonacademic center using cognitive fusion.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Local anesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy for prostate cancer detection is gaining in popularity due to concerns about infectious complications with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy. LATP ...

Fixed infusion rate (FIR) gemcitabine (G) based treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma (ARCC): Efficacy and toxicity data from a phase II study ...