Complications and limitations related to periprostatic local anesthesia before TRUS-guided prostate biopsy


Turgut A. T., Olcucuoglu E., Kosar P., Geyik P., Kosar U.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.36, no.2, pp.67-71, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.20424
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-71
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose. To assess the frequency of complications specifically related to local anesthetic infiltration prior to transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy.