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Review
. 2020 Mar;23(1):62-65.
doi: 10.1038/s41391-020-0204-8. Epub 2020 Jan 13.

"TREXIT 2020": why the time to abandon transrectal prostate biopsy starts now

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Review

"TREXIT 2020": why the time to abandon transrectal prostate biopsy starts now

Jeremy Grummet et al. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2020 Mar.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

JG—honoraria BK Ultrasound, Biobot. RP—bursary NHS Innovation Accelerator; honoraria BXT Accelyon, BK Ultrasound, 3D Biopsy; professional services agreement HCA International. BH—advisor to MedCom, Lightpoint Medical, Uromed. MA—founder and CEO of Perineologic. No other authors have conflict of interest.

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