Local anesthesia by periprostatic block in transrectal ultrasound guided prostatic biopsy

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of local anesthetic by peri-prostatic block in decreasing the pain and discomfort experienced by patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy of prostate. Patients and methods: Fifty patients were submitted for TRUS-guided prostate biopsy. Patie...

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Main Authors: Waleed M. Hetta, Gamal Niazi, Dalia Elfawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X13001290