International Journal of Medical Advances and Discoveries

International Journal of Medical Advances and Discovery ISSN 2756-3812 Vol. 2 (8), pp. 001-004, August, 2011. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research paper

The relation of pain with geographical location in Turkey in transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy

Metin shak Öztürk¹, Orhan Koca¹, Eyüp Veli Küçük¹, Muzaffer O uz Kele¹, Mustafa Güne ¹, Muhammet hsan Karaman¹

¹Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology

Accepted 14 May, 2011

Abstract

In this study, the relationship of patient tolerance in transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) guided prostate biopsies, with geographical location in Turkey was evaluated. One hundred sixty-two patients with a mean age of 67.9 years (range, 46-82 years) who underwent TRUS-guided prostate biopsies in our clinic were examined. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used as the tolerance assessment criterion. The mean pain scores according to regions were as follows: Black Sea region, 4.9; East Anatolian region, 3.6; Central Anatolian region, 3.6; Marmara region, 2.2; Aegean region, 1.9; Mediterranean region, 1.5; and Southeast Anatolian region, 1.4. The mean pain score of patients from the Black Sea region was significantly higher than the other regions; whereas the mean pain scores of patients in the East and Central Anatolian regions were significantly higher than the other regions, except Black Sea region. The difference patient tolerance and age were not statistically significant. The geographical locations of the patients were shown to affect the pain levels significantly, in TRUS-guided prostate biopsies. In case the results of the present study are confirmed in large-scale studies, it may be beneficial to consider this issue in counseling the patients undergoing prostate biopsies.

Key words: Prostate biopsy, pain, age, geographical region, TRUS.