Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 11 , Pages 929-934 , November 2007

Major Complications and Associated Risk Factors of Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Needle Biopsy: A Retrospective Study of 1875 Cases in Taiwan

  • I-Ni Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Shang-Jen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yeong-Shiau Pu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-How Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hong-Jen Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Yuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chao-Yuan Huang, Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 22 March 2007 ,Revised 26 June 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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PII: S0929-6646(08)60063-7

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60063-7

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 11 , Pages 929-934 , November 2007

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