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Easing the pain: local anesthesia for prostate biopsy

Nature Reviews Urology volume 6, pages 360–361 (2009)Cite this article

The importance of prostate biopsy is undisputed, but the procedure can be excruciatingly painful for some men. Does combined anesthesia aimed at addressing the two sources of pain associated with transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy provide a more effective form of pain relief than either modality alone?

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Shinohara, K. Easing the pain: local anesthesia for prostate biopsy. Nat Rev Urol 6, 360–361 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2009.110

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