Abstract

The aim of the study was investigate the pain palliation effect of 2% dose of lidocaine on the periprostatic nerve block in prostate biopsy patients. Extended (12 cores) and saturation (22 cores) biopsy patients were included. The patients were separated into three groups: extended biopsy patients (Group I), saturation biopsy patients (Group II), and control group patients undergoing a biopsy procedure for the first time (Group III). All patients received 2% lidocaine (10 mL) on both the seminal vesicular junction and apex of the prostate with transrectal ultrasonography guidance. Following the procedure, the pain levels of patients were assessed using a 10-cm linear Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Following the procedure, the VAS values of each group were 2.96±1.06, 3.2±1.47, and 2.93±0.94, respectively (p>0.05). While the highest pain score was seen in the saturation group patients (II), the lowest pain level was seen in the control biopsy group (III). However, no statistical di erence was observed among the groups. Herein, we observed that a local injection using 2% lidocaine was effective as local anesthetic in recurrent prostate biopsies. In addition, it was found that the pain level increases as the number of cores taken in recurrent prostate biopsies increases; however, this has not been established statistically.

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