Reply: Complications Following Transrectal and Transperineal Prostate Biopsy: Results of the ProBE-PC Randomized Clinical Trial

No AccessJournal of UrologyReply to Letters to the Editor10 May 2024Reply: Complications Following Transrectal and Transperineal Prostate Biopsy: Results of the ProBE-PC Randomized Clinical Trial Badar M. Mian, Adrien Bernstein, Ronald P. Kaufman, and Hugh A.G. Fisher Badar M. MianBadar M. Mian Corresponding Author: Badar M. Mian, MD, Department of Urology, Albany Medical Center, 23 Hackett Blvd, Albany, NY 12208-3436 (email protected). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1698-9525 , Adrien BernsteinAdrien Bernstein , Ronald P. KaufmanRonald P. Kaufman , and Hugh A.G. FisherHugh A.G. Fisher View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003975AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "Reply: Complications Following Transrectal and Transperineal Prostate Biopsy: Results of the ProBE-PC Randomized Clinical Trial." The Journal of Urology, Publish Ahead of Print, pp. REFERENCES 1. 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Data analysis and interpretation: Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. Data acquisition: Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. Drafting the manuscript: Mian, Fisher. Critical revision of the manuscript for scientific and factual content: Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. Supervision: Mian, Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. © 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.Metrics Author Information Badar M. Mian Corresponding Author: Badar M. Mian, MD, Department of Urology, Albany Medical Center, 23 Hackett Blvd, Albany, NY 12208-3436 (email protected). More articles by this author Adrien Bernstein More articles by this author Ronald P. Kaufman More articles by this author Hugh A.G. Fisher More articles by this author Expand All Funding/Support: None. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The Authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Ethics Statement: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because this paper is based on publicly available databases. Author Contributions: Conception and design: Mian, Kaufman, Fisher. Data analysis and interpretation: Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. Data acquisition: Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. Drafting the manuscript: Mian, Fisher. Critical revision of the manuscript for scientific and factual content: Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. Supervision: Mian, Bernstein, Kaufman, Fisher. Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...