The long core needle with an end-cut technique for prostate biopsy: Does it really have advantages when compared with standard needles?

Ozden E., Gogus Ç. M., Tulunay O., Baltaci S.

EUROPEAN UROLOGY, cilt.45, sa.3, ss.287-291, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.10.004
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.287-291
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: prostate cancer, biopsy, end-cut needle, standard needle, comparison, CANCER, INCREASE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To evaluate the failure rate, core length and fragmentation rate for each different stroke length of the end-cut (BioPince) needle in order to show the performance of the needle for different stroke lengths and compare these with the standard side-notch needle.