Development and validation of risk score for predicting positive repeat prostate biopsy in patients with a previous negative biopsy in a UK population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little evidence is available to determine which patients should undergo repeat biopsy after initial benign extended core biopsy (ECB). Attempts have been made to reduce the frequency of negative repeat biopsies using PSA kinetics, de...

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Main Authors: Matthews Fiona, Pashayan Nora, Rochester Mark A, Doble Andrew, McLoughlin John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Urology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/9/7