Despite the pain associated with prostate biopsy, many procedures are performed without analgesia. Periprostatic nerve block (PNB) with local anesthesia is a popular technique, but its overall ...

BMD Loss Occurs Early in Androgen Deprivation Therapy Compared with periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic plexus block (PPB), performed under Doppler ultrasound guidance, provides better pain relief ...

Non-infiltrative anesthetics are safe and effective in treating pain from transrectal prostate biopsy, according to research from the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation at the University ...

Men who undergo prostate biopsy should be informed that the procedure can cause impaired voiding and transient erectile dysfunction, concluded Tobias Klein, MD, and colleagues in their study published ...

A nerve block, or neural blockade, is a method of producing anesthesia — a loss of feeling used to prevent or control pain. Nerve blocks can be surgical or nonsurgical. Nonsurgical nerve blocks ...

BMD Loss Occurs Early in Androgen Deprivation Therapy Compared with periprostatic nerve block during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy Compared with periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic ...

A nerve block works by preventing pain signals from reaching the brain. There are permanent and temporary options. Both are generally safe procedures. Nerve blocks are an effective way to prevent, ...