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Is periprostatic nerve block a gold standard in case of transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy?

INTRODUCTION: Controversy exists over the pain during prostate biopsy. Periprostatic nerve block (PNB) is a gold standard anesthetic technique during transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy. Recent studies showed that PNB alone is insufficient as analgesic. We compared the efficacy of t...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Ashok, Griwan, Mahavir Singh, Singh, Santosh Kumar, Sen, Jyotsna, Pawar, D. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3764894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24049376
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.115732