Does a previous prostate biopsy-related acute bacterial prostatitis affect the results of radical prostatectomy?

ABSTRACT Objective To The standard technique for obtaining a histologic diagnosis of prostatic carcinomas is transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy. Acute prostatitis which might develop after prostate biopsy can cause periprostatic inflammation and fibrosis. In this study, we performed a re...

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Main Authors: Hakan Türk, Sitki Ün, Erkan Arslan, Ferruh Zorlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382018000100081&lng=en&tlng=en