Open AccessThe Efficiency and Safety of Intrarectal Topical Anesthesia for Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Yubo Yang,
Zhenhua Liu,
Qiang Wei,
Dehong Cao,
Lu Yang,
Yuanfeng Zhu,
Xin Wei,
Zhuang Tang,
Liangren Liu,
Ping Han
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000481830
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate biopsy , biopsy , placebo , prostate , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , nerve block , urology , surgery , anesthesia , pathology , cancer , alternative medicine
The study aims to review the current evidence to determine the efficiency and safety of intrarectal topical anesthesia (ITA) for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.