How I Do It: Transperineal prostate biopsy using local anesthetic in an outpatient setting

Flávio Vasconcelos Ordones; Lodewikus Vermeulen; Morgan Bressington; Abilash Menon; Timothy Burns; Loretta Muller; Mark Fraundorfer; Peter J Gilling

How I Do It: Transperineal prostate biopsy using local anesthetic in an outpatient setting

Can J Urol. 2023 Feb;30(1):11453-11456.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Urology Department, Tauranga Public Hospital, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
² Division of Urology, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁴ Professor of Surgery and Assistant Dean, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

PMID: 36779954

Abstract

Transperineal prostate biopsy (TPPB) is proven to be an effective diagnostic tool for prostate cancer detection. It allows satisfactory sampling of apical and anterior areas which is not well achieved with the transrectal route, without the associated risks of urinary tract infection or sepsis. The main objective of this paper is to describe the technique utilized in our institution to perform transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthetic in the outpatient clinic setting.

Keywords: local anesthetic; prostate biopsy; prostate cancer; transperineal.

MeSH terms

Anesthetics, Local
Biopsy / adverse effects
Biopsy / methods
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy
Male
Outpatients
Perineum / pathology
Prostate* / pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Prostatic Neoplasms* / pathology

Substances

Anesthetics, Local