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TRANSLATIONAL ANDROLOGY AND UROLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages 3018-3024Publisher
AME PUBL CO
DOI: 10.21037/tau.2019.09.37
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Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS); biopsy; prostate cancer
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Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy of the prostate has been a standard diagnostic approach for prostate cancer over the past thirty years. Today, the role of TRUS biopsy is being challenged by transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy due to concerns over the safety and diagnostic yield of TRUS biopsy. TRUS biopsy still offers a convenient, reliable and accessible tool for diagnosing prostate cancer in the majority of patients. It continues to play a role in prostate cancer diagnosis, especially where hospital resource allocation is limited, including the public sector. TRUS biopsy has low rates of severe complications, although there remains room for improvement in current practice to improve the tolerability and reduce the incidence of post-biopsy infection.
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