Transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy in university of Benin teaching hospital: effect of prostate volume on pain amongst Nigerian patients.

Prostate volume has been reported to have an effect on the severity of pain during prostate biopsy. This study assessed the effect of prostate volume on pain during TRUS guided prostate biopsy when apical peri-prostatic block is compared with intra-rectal xylocaine gel. This was a prospective randomized study which involved 90 patients.

The prevalence, postnatal descent, and complications of undescended testes among children who underwent neonatal circumcision in Benin City, Nigeria.

Background/purpose: The prevalence, age at postnatal descent, and age at which complications set in and, therefore, prevented by orchidopexy in undescended testes are controversial. This study sought to determine the prevalence, age at postnatal descent, and age at which complications occurred in undescended testes.

Methods: A prospective study was done on children who underwent neonatal circumcision at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, and Leadeks Medical Centre, both in Edo state, Nigeria, between January 2002 and December 2007.