Local anaesthetic techniques for performing transperineal prostate biopsy

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
² Urology Associates and UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland, MD, USA.
³ Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Urology Associates and UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland, MD, USA. mgorin@urologyassociatesmd.com.
⁵ Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. mgorin@urologyassociatesmd.com.

Spyridon P Basourakos et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;18(6):315-317.

doi: 10.1038/s41585-021-00443-7.

¹ Department of Urology, Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
² Urology Associates and UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland, MD, USA.
³ Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Urology Associates and UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland, MD, USA. mgorin@urologyassociatesmd.com.
⁵ Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. mgorin@urologyassociatesmd.com.

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