OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the complication rates and possible risk factors of biopsy of the
prostate, with the aim of improving patient counseling and the safety of the procedure.
Biopsy of the prostate has to be a relatively safe procedure and the participants have to be
well informed about the possible complications. METHODS: Within the biopsy protocol of the
Rotterdam section of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer, we
evaluated 5802 transrectal ultrasound-guided systematic sextant biopsies. All participants …

Complication rates and risk factors of 5802 transrectal ultrasound-guided sextant biopsies
of the prostate within a population-based screening program. - Abstract - Europe PMC …
Complication rates and risk factors of 5802 transrectal ultrasound-guided sextant biopsies
of the prostate within a population-based screening program. … Retrospective Study of the
Etiology and Risk Factors of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome After Systematic
Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy. …