Comparing use of lidocaine periprostatic nerve block and diclofenac suppository alone for patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy

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Senturk A. B., YAYTOKGİL M., EKİCİ M., SARI S., DEMİR E., ÇAKIROĞLU B.

Central European Journal of Urology, vol.71, no.1, pp.38-42, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5173/ceju.2017.1381
  • Journal Name: Central European Journal of Urology
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.38-42
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction The objective of this study is to make a comparison between the effectiveness of the diclofenac suppository alone and periprostatic local anaesthesia infiltration alone to reduce the pain during a transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy procedure.