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Risks and complications of transrectal ultrasound
1Section of Urology, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, California, USA.
Current Opinion in Urology
|April 29, 2000
Abstract:
Transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsies of the prostate are routinely performed to diagnose and stage prostate cancer. This diagnostic technique is a safe method to diagnose prostate cancer with few major complications but frequent minor complications.