The importance of prostate biopsy is undisputed, but the procedure can be excruciatingly painful for some men. Does combined anesthesia aimed at addressing the two sources of pain associated with ...

In all cases the biopsies were performed under local anesthetic in the clinic, and the researchers evaluated how well the patients tolerated the biopsies using patient reported outcomes (PROMs) ...

Bone marrow biopsy is a term used to describe a surgical procedure in which a small portion of bone marrow is extracted from the inside of the bones to be examined under a microscope. A bone ...

And because the system enters the lungs via a bronchoscope, it reduces the need for more invasive biopsy techniques like surgery. Dr. Garry Weide, cardiothoracic surgeon at UnityPoint Health - St.

questionnaires immediately after the biopsy procedure, and for up to 4-months afterwards. Professor Richard Bryant, the study's Chief Investigator from the University of Oxford's Nuffield ...

The cell counts are most accurate when done on the original, pooled sample before any washing procedure has been performed; washing results in a loss of total cells and a decrease in cell viability.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact ...

Local anesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy for prostate cancer detection is gaining in popularity due to concerns about infectious complications with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy.

"We only learned about the involvement of a trainee doctor in Aarav's biopsy procedure through a Teams video recording of a meeting held by the hospital to discuss Aarav's death in more detail.