Ultrasound-guided transperineal vs transrectal prostate biopsy: A meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy and complication rates

Abstract

We conducted a systematic review to compare the diagnostic utility of ultrasound-guided transperineal (TP) and transrectal (TR) prostate biopsy methods for prostate cancer detection.

Keywords

• prostate cancer
• ultrasonic guidance
• prostatic needle biopsy
• meta-analysis
• systematic evaluation