title: Risks and complications of transrectal ultrasound.
abstract: Transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsies of the prostate are routinely performed to diagnose and stage prostate cancer. This diagnostic technique is a safe method to diagnose prostate cancer with few major complications but frequent minor complications.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, California, USA.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Terris
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012007:Rectum; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography