Transperineal template-guided mapping biopsy of the prostate. Int J Urol 2015 Feb;22(2):146-51
Date
11/26/2014Pubmed ID
25421717DOI
10.1111/iju.12660Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84922645913 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 33 CitationsAbstract
Accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer has eluded clinicians for decades. With our current understanding of prostate cancer, urologists should devise and confidently present the available treatment options – active surveillance/radical treatment/focal therapy to these patients. The diagnostic modalities used for prostate cancer have the dual problem of false negativity and overdiagnosis. Various modifications in the prostate biopsy techniques have increased the accuracy of cancer detection, but we are still far from an ideal diagnostic technique. Transperineal template-guided mapping biopsy of the prostate is an exhaustive biopsy technique that has been improvised over the past decade, and has shown superior results to other available modalities. We have carried out a PubMed search on the available experiences on this diagnostic modality, and along with our own experiences, we present a brief review on transperineal template-guided mapping biopsy of the prostate.
Author List
Sivaraman A, Sanchez-Salas R, Barret E, Ahallal Y, Rozet F, Galiano M, Prapotnich D, Cathelineau XAuthor
Arjun Sivaraman MD Associate Professor in the Urologic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Equipment DesignHumans
Image-Guided Biopsy
Male
Prostatic Neoplasms
Reproducibility of Results
Ultrasonography, Interventional
