The optimum doses of and injection locations for periprostatic nerve blockade for transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of the prostate: A prospective, randomized, placebo controlled study

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Ozden E., YAMAN M. Ö., Gogus Ç. M., Ozgencil E., SOYGÜR Y. T.

JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.170, no.6, pp.2319-2322, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 170 Issue: 6
• Publication Date: 2003
• Doi Number: 10.1097/01.ju.0000095760.29931.f7
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.2319-2322
• Keywords: prostate, biopsy, pain, lidocaine, questionnaires, LOCAL-ANESTHESIA, NEEDLE-BIOPSY, TRIAL, COMPLICATIONS, MORBIDITY, LIDOCAINE, STUDY/, CANCER, PAIN
• Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: We evaluated the efficiency of various amounts of local anesthesia and various numbers of injection sites to determine the most effective pain control with the least number of injections and the amount of injected medium in patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy.