Despite the pain associated with prostate biopsy, many procedures are performed without analgesia. Periprostatic nerve block (PNB) with local anesthesia is a popular technique, but its overall ...

Prostate cancer is increasingly recognised as a major public health care problem with 17 210 new cases registered in England and Wales in 1993, and 8570 deaths. 1 Screening for prostate cancer remains ...

A better way to lessen prostate biopsy pain Patients reported significantly less pain with pelvic plexus block than conventional periprostatic block. Pelvic plexus block is more effective than ...

Non-infiltrative anesthetics are safe and effective in treating pain from transrectal prostate biopsy, according to research from the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation at the University ...

Role of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in biochemical recurrence (BR) of prostate cancer. Prognostic indicators of aggressive disease in patients with locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer: A ...