ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2024
Ultrasound-guided transperineal vs transrectal prostate biopsy: A meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy and complication rates.
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- Concomitant recurrent follicular lymphoma and prostate adenocarcinoma detected during routine urologic follow-up: a rare case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Is Standard TRUS-Guided Prostate Biopsy the End of the Game?Urology research & practice · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objectives: We conducted a systematic review to compare the diagnostic utility of ultrasound-guided transperineal (TP) and transrectal (TR) prostate biopsy methods for prostate cancer detection. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases up to October 30, 2023, for relevant studies, screening the literature and assessing bias independently. Results: Eleven trials were analyzed using relative risk and 95% confidence intervals, with no evidence of publication bias. Diagnostic rates showed no significant difference between TP and TR biopsies (mean difference [MD]: 1.03, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.91-1.14, Conclusion: Both biopsy methods exhibit similar diagnostic accuracy; however, TP has a lower risk of biopsy.
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