Condom perforation during transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) prostate biopsies: a potential infection risk.

Introduction: Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsies are amongst the most common outpatient diagnostic procedures performed in urology practice. Of concern appear to be recent reports of infectious complications following this procedure in which contamination of the biopsy equipment was the likely source. This study looks at the rate of condom perforation during prostate biopsy and we look to highlight the potential problems, which may arise as a result of inadequate cleansing of the equipment between cases during a busy prostate biopsy clinic

Material And Methods: All patients attending for prostate biopsies over a three-month period in our institution were included in the study.