Infectious Complications Articles

To explore risk factors of infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUSPB).

We retrospectively analyzed 1,203 patients with suspected prostate cancer who underwent TRUSPB at our center between December 2012 and December 2016.

Prostate biopsy is one of the most performed procedures in urology. As a diagnostic procedure it should be of low risk. However, morbidity following prostate biopsy is common due to infectious complications.