THE IMPACT OF PROSTATE BIOPSY ON PATIENT WELL-BEING: : A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PAIN, ANXIETY AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 165 (2), 445-454
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005392-200102000-00023
Abstract
Purpose: We prospectively studied the impact of transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy on patient well-being.Materials and Methods: We enrolled 211 consecutive men who underwent a total of 2...Keywords
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