Total prostatectomy within 6 weeks of a prostate biopsy: is it safe?
PURPOSE: Many urologists recommend a six-week time interval between a prostate biopsy and a total prostatectomy (TP) to allow the biopsy induced inflammation to subside. Our aim was to assess whether the time interval between prostate biopsy and TP has an impact on the surgical outcome. MATERIALS AN...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2010-04-01
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Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382010000200007 |