Transperineal versus transrectal prostate biopsy in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Because conventional prostate biopsy has some limitations, optimal variations of prostate biopsy strategies have emerged to improve the diagnosis rate of prostate cancer. We conducted the systematic review to compare the diagnosis rate and complications of transperineal versus tr...

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Main Authors: Jianjian Xiang, Huaqing Yan, Jiangfeng Li, Xiao Wang, Hong Chen, Xiangyi Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1573-0