Open AccessTRUS Biopsy Yield in Indian Population: A Retrospective Analysis
Author(s) -
Sunil Patil,
Prakash Pawar,
Ajit Sawant,
Akshay Vijay Patil,
Sayalee Suryabhan Narwade,
Shankar Tanaji Mundhe,
Abhishek Jaysukhbhai Savalia,
Ashwin Tamhankar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25473.9251
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , medicine , biopsy , materials science , metallurgy
The reported cancer detection rate of Trans-Rectal Ultrasonography (TRUS) biopsies (TRUS biopsy yield) has been around 30 percent in western countries. However it is much lower in Asian countries, including India. Hence a larger proportion of patients in India undergo unnecessary biopsies.
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