Nonantibiotic strategies for the prevention of infectious complications following prostate biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Pradere, R Veeratterapillay… - The Journal of …, 2021 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We identify which nonantibiotic strategies could reduce the risk of infectious
complications following prostate biopsy. Materials and Methods: We performed a literature …

Infection rate after transperineal prostate biopsy with and without prophylactic antibiotics: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

D Castellani, GM Pirola, YXT Law… - The Journal of …, 2022 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We performed a systematic review comparing the incidence of infectious
complications following transperineal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TPB) in cases …

Complications following transrectal and transperineal prostate biopsy: results of the ProBE-PC randomized clinical trial

BM Mian, PJ Feustel, A Aziz, RP Kaufman Jr… - The Journal of …, 2024 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Transrectal prostate biopsy has come under scrutiny due to potential for
postbiopsy infections and transperineal prostate biopsy is being offered as the safer …

Predicting high-grade prostate cancer at initial biopsy: clinical performance of the ExoDx (EPI) Prostate Intelliscore test in three independent prospective studies

E Margolis, G Brown, A Partin, B Carter… - Prostate cancer and …, 2022 - nature.com
Background The ability to discriminate indolent from clinically significant prostate cancer
(PC) at the initial biopsy remains a challenge. The ExoDx Prostate (IntelliScore)(EPI) test is a …

Magnetic resonance imaging/ultrasound fusion-guided transperineal versus magnetic resonance imaging/ultrasound fusion-guided transrectal prostate biopsy—a …

BP Rai, C Mayerhofer, BK Somani, P Kallidonis… - European Urology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Context Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted biopsies have changed the dogma in
prostate cancer diagnosis. Biopsies can be performed either transrectally (MRI-guided and …

[PDF][PDF] European Association of Urology position paper on the prevention of infectious complications following prostate biopsy

A Pilatz, R Veeratterapillay, K Dimitropoulos… - European …, 2021 - lirias.kuleuven.be
The transperineal approach is preferred to reduce prostate biopsy (PB)-related infections.
Fluoroquinolones are suspended for prophylaxis of PB in the European Union; therefore …

Vector prostate biopsy: a novel magnetic resonance imaging/ultrasound image fusion transperineal biopsy technique using electromagnetic needle tracking under …

P Fletcher, M De Santis, S Ippoliti, L Orecchia… - European Urology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now standard for assessment of
suspected prostate cancer (PCa). A variety of approaches to MRI-based targeting has …

Local anaesthetic transperineal (LATP) prostate biopsy using a probe‐mounted transperineal access system: a multicentre prospective outcome analysis

JF Lopez, A Campbell, A Omer, L Stroman… - BJU …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the feasibility of local anaesthetic transperineal (LATP) technique
using a single‐freehand transperineal (TP) access device, and report initial prostate cancer …

Landmarks in the evolution of prostate biopsy

MJ Connor, MA Gorin, D Eldred-Evans, EJ Bass… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Approaches and techniques used for diagnostic prostate biopsy have undergone
considerable evolution over the past few decades: from the original finger-guided …

[HTML][HTML] Transperineal versus transrectal magnetic resonance imaging–targeted prostate biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

F Zattoni, P Rajwa, M Miszczyk, T Fazekas… - European Urology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and objective The benefits of the detection of clinically significant prostate
cancer (csPCa) and safety of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted transperineal (TP) …