COMPARISON OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED AND DIGITALLY DIRECTED TRANSRECTAL BIOPSY OF PALPABLE PROSTATE LESIONS

Authors
VANEVERY MJ ROONEY B
Citation
Mj. Vanevery et B. Rooney, COMPARISON OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED AND DIGITALLY DIRECTED TRANSRECTAL BIOPSY OF PALPABLE PROSTATE LESIONS, Urology, 42(6), 1993, pp. 677-679
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00904295
Volume
42
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
677 - 679
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4295(1993)42:6<677:COUADD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of prostate cancer is still ev olving. We used ultrasound to examine 202 patients with palpably abnor mal prostates. Of 151 patients undergoing biopsy, ultrasound-guided bi opsy was comparable to digitally directed biopsies in cancer detection (92% vs 90.7%). The two methods are complementary and should both be considered in patients with palpably abnormal prostates.