Urology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Efficacy compared between caudal block and periprostatic local anesthesia for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy.
To investigate the clinical efficacy of a caudal block compared with periprostatic local anesthesia for transrectal ultrasound-guided multicore prostate needle biopsy. ⋯ The results of our study have shown that the caudal block provides less effective anesthesia than periprostatic local anesthesia with the same dose of lidocaine for prostate biopsy. We have concluded that local anesthesia is a safe, simple, and rapid method of pain relief during prostate biopsy.