A prostate biopsy is a procedure to remove small samples of tissue from the prostate gland. It's a method to test for prostate cancer if a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test or digital rectal ...

Rates of severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy that require hospitalization are on the rise, a population-based Swedish study shows. "Over 100,000 biopsies are ...

A multi-institutional clinical trial showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches. A ...

A Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way that can also spare low-yield and potentially harmful procedures. Yale ...

Dr. Hu noted that the investigators used a personalized approach to prophylactic antibiotics in the patients undergoing the transrectal biopsy procedure. Rather than giving the men a broad-spectrum ...

They found that out of roughly 806,000 prostate biopsy procedures performed annually in the United States, 20,300 involved a specimen switch or contamination and nearly 4,600 patients were estimated ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new procedure for prostate cancer biopsies is now being offered at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. The center’s downtown Adult ...

The American Urological Association (AUA) and the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) for the first time have taken a position on the type of biopsy men with prostate lesions should undergo, endorsing ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced a major advancement in image-guided navigation for prostate cancer care with ...