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Povidone Iodine Rectal Preparation at Time of Prostate Needle Biopsy is a Simple and Reproducible Means to Reduce Risk of Procedural Infection
Published on: September 21, 2015
[Clinical problems of systematic prostate needle biopsy in the detection of prostate cancer]
1Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy
|February 1, 2003
Abstract:
Prostate needle biopsy is necessary for the pathological diagnosis of prostate cancer. Currently, sextant systemic random biopsy under transrectal ultrasound is widely used. However, several clinical problems with this biopsy have been discussed. This review focuses on these clinical points in prostate biopsy.

