Patient-reported pain associated with grid-based transperineal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/ultrasound (US) software fusion biopsy of the prostate under local anesthesia: a multicenter experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biopsy by transperineal (TP) approach is recommended standard for prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis. To avoid pain, patients undergoing TP biopsy may be offered sedation or general anesthesia. Our aim was to investigate the degree of patient-reported pain for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/ultrasound (US) fusion biopsy of the prostate being performed under local anesthesia (LA) and to study for possible factors associated with increased risk of significant pain (SP) in this setting.

Methods

In this retrospective observational study, we reviewed data of consecutive patients without a prior diagnosis of PC who underwent MRI/US software fusion biopsy of the prostate under LA with lidocaine at two centers between May 2020 and April 2022, and who reported their periproc

SUBMITTER: Szemplinski S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481192 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature