J M Myrga, S P Erpenbeck, A Watts, M G Stencel, C J Staniorski, S Patnaik, J G Yabes, M Yu, M J Allaway, M A Gorin, B L Jacobs, B J Davies
OBJECTIVE: To report the outcomes of performing transperineal prostate biopsy in the office setting using the novel anesthetic technique of tumescent local anesthesia. We report anxiety, pain, and embarrassment of patients who underwent this procedure compared to patients who underwent a transrectal prostate biopsy using standard local anesthesia. MATERIALS/METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing either a transperineal prostate biopsy under tumescent local anesthesia or a transrectal prostate biopsy with standard local anesthetic technique were prospectively enrolled...
September 22, 2023: Urology