Open AccessRole of Hiraoka's transurethral detachment of the prostate combined with biopsy of the peripheral zone during the same session in patients with repeated negative biopsies in the diagnosis of prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Chunyu Pan,
Bin Wu,
Zichuan Yao,
Xianqing Zhu,
Yunzhong Jiang,
Song Bai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2219
Subject(s) - medicine , urology , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , prostate , biopsy , prostate specific antigen , hyperplasia , perioperative , pathological , prostate biopsy , cancer , surgery
Persistent suspicion of prostate cancer (PCa) due to a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level after repeated negative biopsies is a serious challenge in clinical practice.