Transperineal prostate biopsy is re-emerging after decades of being an underused
alternative to transrectal biopsy guided by transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS). Factors …

Objective To address the limitations and challenges associated with transrectal (TR) biopsy
and to present transperineal (TP) biopsy as a viable and potentially safer alternative to TR …

Prostate biopsy is the definitive investigation to diagnose prostate cancer. The ideal
procedure would be one that offers fast and efficient results safely as an outpatient …

In recent decades, the routine use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has led to an
increase in the number of men undergoing a prostate biopsy. 1, 2 By one estimate, up to 1 …

The earliest recorded efforts to biopsy prostate, in the early 20th century, were made through
transperineal (TP) approach, with open perineal prostate biopsy (PBx) being considered the …

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy of the prostate has been a standard diagnostic
approach for prostate cancer over the past thirty years. Today, the role of TRUS biopsy is …

In patients suspicious for prostate cancer, a prostate biopsy should be performed. Biopsies
are possible either by the transrectal or transperineal routes. Compared with the transrectal …

Background Prostate biopsy remains the gold standard approach to verify prostate cancer
diagnosis. Transrectal (TR) biopsy is a regular modality, while transperineal (TP) biopsy is …

Objectives To analyse the detection rates of primary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐
fusion transperineal prostate biopsy using combined targeted and systematic core …

Objectives To present the Victorian Transperineal Biopsy Collaboration (VTBC) experience
in patients with no prior prostate cancer diagnosis, assessing the cancer detection rate …