Transrectal biopsy explained

Transrectal biopsy

Transrectal biopsy is a biopsy procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the prostate using a thin needle that is inserted through the rectum and into the prostate.[1] Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is usually used to guide the needle.[2] [3] The sample is examined under a microscope to see if it contains cancer.

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Notes and References

  1. Moe . Andrew . Hayne . Dickon . Transrectal ultrasound biopsy of the prostate: does it still have a role in prostate cancer diagnosis? . Translational Andrology and Urology . December 2020 . 9 . 6 . 3018–3024 . 10.21037/tau.2019.09.37. free . 7807378 .
  2. Hodge . Kathryn K. . McNeal . John E. . Stamey . Thomas A. . Ultrasound Guided Transrectal Core Biopsies of the Palpably Abnormal Prostate . Journal of Urology . July 1989 . 142 . 1 . 66–70 . 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)38663-9.
  3. Smith . Joseph A. . Transrectal ultrasonography for the detection and staging of carcinoma of the prostate . Journal of Clinical Ultrasound . October 1996 . 24 . 8 . 455–461 . 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199610)24:8<455::AID-JCU5>3.0.CO;2-J. 8884522 .

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