The literature concerning the efficacy and safety of transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of localized prostate cancer still comprises a relatively small number of articles. The main studies have been published by four teams using an apparatus available in Europe for several years. The recently presented results of the European Multicentre Study and the study b...

PC detection requires a digital rectal exam and a Prostatic Specific Antigen screening. The diagnosis is confirmed by pathological analysis of systematic needle core biopsy. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is currently used to guide this prostate sampling. In the 12pattern protocol, twelve different transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies are routinely performed: 6 biopsies in each side of the pro...

PURPOSE Studies on the relationship of metabolic syndrome (MS) and prostate cancer are controversial. We evaluated the association between MS and prostate cancer characteristics in patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS From October 2003 to May 2011, patients with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value≥4 ng/ml or abnormal digital rectal ex...

Due to recent improvements in the diagnosis of prostatic diseases pathologists are confronted with an increase in prostatic specimens as well as an increase in the spectrum of prostatic diseases that have to be differentiated. In the past few years, various diagnostic methods have been added to the clinical routine: determination of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA), transrectal ultrasound ...

BACKGROUND Occasionally, difficulty with standard urethral catheterization is encountered. OBJECTIVE We conducted a pilot study to evaluate whether transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) showed the tip of a urethral catheter and whether TAUS-guided catheterization with transrectal pressure is successful in male patients in whom performing standard catheterization is difficult. METHODS The eligibl...

Aim: to prospectively evaluate degree of pain during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy after receiving analgesics treatment of oral morphine sulphate compared to suppository sodium diclofenac. Methods: the study group comprised 60 consecutive men subjects (median age 67.8 years) undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy. They were randomized into two groups; group 1 received oral analg...