Transrectal ultrasound guided prostatic nerve blockade eases systematic needle biopsy of the prostate

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 607-609

  Nash, Peter A ^a   Bruce, Jeremy E ^a   Indudhara, Ramaiah ^a   Shinohara, Katsuto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia, local; biopsy; prostate; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030026982     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66464-4     Document Type: Article

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