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Comparison of procedural anxiety and pain associated with conventional transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy to magnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy: a prospective cohort trial.

Sriram DeivasigamaniEric S AdamsSrinath KotamartiMahdi MottaghiTarek TahaAli AminsharifiZoe MichaelDenis SeguierThomas J Polascik
Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2023)
In summary, STB + FB group demonstrated higher post-procedural anxiety levels than the STB group, with no difference in pain levels. Additionally, patients with a history of repeat biopsies were more likely to exhibit higher STAI(S) anxiety scores.
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