Is it safe to continue antithrombotic agents before prostate biopsy?

Background: Whether antithrombotic agents should be stopped before prostate biopsy is unsettled. We investigated the impact of antithrombotic agents on bleeding complications after prostate biopsy. Materials and methods: Among the patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy...

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Main Authors: Kuniaki Tanabe, Tomotaka Hattori, Hirohito Kobayashi, Kyoko Koike, Yasuhiro Maki, Takashi Arai, Toshiaki Otsuka, Yasutomo Suzuki, Yukihiro Kondo, Naoki Kawamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Prostate International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888218300436