ArticleBMC urology2021
Efficacy of additional periprostatic apex nerve block on pain in each of 12 transrectal prostate core biopsies: a retrospective study.
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- Comparison of pudendal and caudal nerve blocks for transrectal prostate biopsy in patients with anorectal disease A prospective, randomized trial.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2026Article
- Risk Factors and Contemporary Management Options for Pain and Discomfort Experienced During a Prostate Biopsy.Current urology reports · 2024Review
- The Severity of Pain in Prostate Biopsy Depends on the Biopsy Sector.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Role of the elastography strain ratio using transrectal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of prostate cancer and clinically significant prostate cancer.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe identified pain variation according to prostate biopsy sites and compared differences in pain relief according to the site of periprostatic nerve block (PNB).
methodsThis retrospective study collected data from 312 patients who underwent transrectal prostate biopsies between January 2019 and August 2020. Patients were stratified into two groups according to the site of local anesthesia (base vs. base and apex PNB), with each block achieved with 2.5 cm
resultsThe average pain scores were significantly higher in the base-only PNB group than were those in the base and apex PNB group (3.88 vs 2.82, p < 0.001). In the base-only PNB group, the pain scores increased from base to apex (p < 0.001), and the pain at each site also gradually increased as the biopsy proceeded (p < 0.001). In contrast, in the base and apex PNB group, there was minor change in pain scores throughout the procedure.
conclusionsThe pain scores varied at each site during the prostate biopsy. The provision of a base and apex PNB provided greater pain relief than does base-only PNB during prostate biopsy.
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