Study compares pain in transperineal and transrectal approach to prostate biopsy
“So yes, these transperineal biopsies are more painful right in the moment, but immediately following that, these patients are comfortable," says John Myrga, MD.
In this video, John Myrga, MD, discusses the background and relevant findings of his recent study, “Patient Reported Outcomes after Transperineal vs. Transrectal Biopsy with Local Anesthesia: Advances in Pain Control and Areas for Improvement," which was presented at the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Myrga is a urology resident at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
UGN-102 reaches nearly 80% complete response rate in low-grade intermediate-risk NMIBC
November 30th 2023Primary chemoablative therapy with the mitomycin-containing reverse thermal gel UGN-102 induced complete responses in nearly 4 out of 5 patients with low-grade intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
