Open AccessA safe technique of finger-guided biopsy of the prostate
Author(s) -
Danny Darlington Carbin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_95_19
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , prostate cancer , prostate biopsy , prostate , ultrasound , radiology , urology , cancer
Prostatic biopsy is the gold standard of diagnosis of prostatic cancer. In the era of transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate, finger-guided prostatic biopsy still has a role in underdeveloped and developing countries. We describe a safer technique of performing a finger-guided prostatic biopsy.