Transperineal freehand multiparametric MRI fusion targeted biopsies under local anaesthesia for prostate cancer diagnosis: a multicentre prospective study of 1014 cases.
Giancarlo MarraJunlong ZhuangMattia BeltramiGiorgio CallerisXiaozhi ZhaoAlessandro MarquisYansheng KanMarco OderdaHaifeng HuangRiccardo FalettiQing ZhangLuca MolinaroWei WangLaura BergamascoHong-Qian GuoPaolo GonteroPublished in: BJU international (2020)
The use of TPFBx under local anaesthesia yielded good csPCa detection and was feasible, quick, well tolerated and safe. Infectious risk was negligible. Addition of systematic to targeted cores may not be needed in all men, although it improves csPCa detection and concordance with RP.