Publications by authors named "Toko Asano"
Purpose: To determine the safety of continued administration of antithrombotic agents during transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy.
Patients And Methods: A total of 811 men who underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided TP biopsy from January 2008 to June 2012 at our two institutions were retrospectively analyzed. Among these 811 men, 672 received no antithrombotic agents (group I), 103 received and continued administration of antithrombotic agents (group II), and 36 interrupted administration of antithrombotic agents (group III).