Transperineal or Transrectal Biopsies....which is safer? Ben Ristau, MD

Transperineal or Transrectal Biopsies....which is safer? Ben Ristau, MD

Please click on this link to create a free Prostate Cancer video channel subscription. https://www.youtube.com/c/malecare?su... Imagine having the choice of getting a prostate cancer biopsy through your rectum, risking a life threatening infection, or more safely through your perineum. Why would anyone choose a rectal biopsy. And yet, that is how thousands of biopsies are performed every year. Dr. Ristau describes his real world experience wwith Transperineal biopsies and why it might be a better choice for everyone. Ben Ristau, MD is a urologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He is interviewed by Darryl Mitteldorf, LCSW from Malecare. For more information about prostate cancer, go here: https://malecare.org