Urology
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 267-271.e1 , August 2009

Doppler Ultrasonography-guided Pelvic Plexus Block before Systematic Needle Biopsy of the Prostate: A Prospective Randomized Study

  • Haluk Akpınar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • İlter Tüfek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ilter Tüfek, M.D., Department of Urology, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Fatih Atuğ

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ertürk Halil Esen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computational Science and Engineering, Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ali Rıza Kural

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 14 November 2008 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)00296-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.01.082

Urology
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