Prostate biopsy in patients after proctectomy.
Until the discovery of prostate specific antigen as a tool to detect prostate carcinoma, the rectum has always been necessary to allow the best evaluation and biopsy of the prostate, whether by digital examination or transrectal ultrasound. We describe a simple, accurate, computerized tomography-guided method to biopsy the prostate in men who have undergone proctectomy.
Krauss
D J
DJ
Department of Urology, State University of New York, Veterans Administration Medical Center, University Hospital, Syracuse.
Clark
K G
KG
Nsouli
I S
IS
Amin
R M
RM
Kelly
C M
CM
Mortek
M A
MA
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed