Multiple transrectal ultrasound guided prostatic biopsies: Morbidity and tolerance

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 681-686

  Deliveliotis, Ch ^a   John, V ^a   Louras, G ^a   Andreas, S ^a   Alargof, E ^a   Sofras, F ^a   Goulandris, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SEPTICEMIA; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033510542     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007168823851     Document Type: Article

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