Rectal sensation test helps avoid pain of apical prostate biopsy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 6 I, 2003, Pages 2316-2318

  Jones, J Stephen ^a   Zippe, Craig D ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biopsy; Nerve fibers; Pain; Prostate; Rectum

Indexed keywords

APICAL BIOPSY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE LINE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL SENSATION TEST; RECTUM; SENSORY NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0242523821     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000095792.42718.83     Document Type: Article

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