Transrectal ultrasonography and prostate biopsy are important office procedures for urologists. Indeed, since the introduction of PSA screening and with active surveillance becoming more widespread, ...

Prostate cancer is increasingly recognised as a major public health care problem with 17 210 new cases registered in England and Wales in 1993, and 8570 deaths. 1 Screening for prostate cancer remains ...

Non-infiltrative anesthetics are safe and effective in treating pain from transrectal prostate biopsy, according to research from the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation at the University ...

A nerve block, or neural blockade, is a method of producing anesthesia — a loss of feeling used to prevent or control pain. Nerve blocks can be surgical or nonsurgical. Nonsurgical nerve blocks ...

A nerve block works by preventing pain signals from reaching the brain. There are permanent and temporary options. Both are generally safe procedures. Nerve blocks are an effective way to prevent, ...