The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 4 , Pages 1327-1331 , April 2008

Initial Extended Transrectal Prostate Biopsy—Are More Prostate Cancers Detected With 18 Cores Than With 12 Cores?

  • Vincenzo Scattoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy (telephone: +39 02 2643-2311; FAX: +39 02 2643-2735).
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  • Marco Roscigno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Marco Raber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Federico Dehò

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Tommaso Maga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Matteo Zanoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Matteo Riva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Mattia Sangalli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Luciano Nava

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Bruno Mazzoccoli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Massimo Freschi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Giorgio Guazzoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Casa di Cura Ville Turro, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Patrizio Rigatti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Francesco Montorsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

Received 3 July 2007

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 For another article on a related topic see pages 1580 and 1587.

 Study received institutional review board approval.

PII: S0022-5347(07)03091-1

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.11.052

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 4 , Pages 1327-1331 , April 2008

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