The optimal number of initial prostate biopsy cores in daily practice: a prospective study using the Nara Urological Research and Treatment Group nomogram

BACKGROUND: To elucidate the optimal number of prostate biopsy cores using a nomogram allocating 6–12 biopsy cores, the number generally used in daily practice, based on age and prostate volume (PV). METHODS: We enrolled 936 patients who received an initial prostate biopsy from April 2006 to January...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Nobumichi, Shimada, Keiji, Nakagawa, Yoshinori, Hirao, Shuya, Watanabe, Shuji, Miyake, Makito, Anai, Satoshi, Hirayama, Akihide, Konishi, Noboru, Fujimoto, Kiyohide
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4652389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26581414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1668-9

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