Rates of severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy that require hospitalization are on the rise, a population-based Swedish study shows. "Over 100,000 biopsies are ...

Misdiagnoses in prostate biopsy patients lead to $880M in healthcare costs On average, roughly one in every 200 patients undergoing a prostate biopsy are misdiagnosed due to their biopsy specimens ...

Investigators conclude that transperineal biopsy should be the standard of care for prostate biopsy. Prostate biopsy using a transperineal approach has a cancer detection rate similar to that of a ...

Grade group 1 prostate cancer assessment should include PSA, stage, and disease volume for accurate risk evaluation. Active surveillance is safe for most low-risk patients, but higher-risk features ...