The Urology specialist of the University Hospitals Hospiten Rambla and South, Sofia Vivancos, He has highlighted the benefits of prostate fusion biopsy when making a more precise early diagnosis of prostate cancer.
«The transrectal biopsy of fusion prostate is an advanced outpatient technique that is used to obtain tissue samples from the prostate with greater precision, especially, in those cases where there are suspicions of prostate cancer. This Procedure fuses the images Obtained by magnetic resonance with the information offered by real -time ultrasound, generating a virtual prostate model, ”Vivancos explained.
In this sense, the specialist has pointed out that “prostate cancer is currently the third cause of cancer death in men, so it is very important that Those over 45 go to periodic reviews Once a year and make sure to obtain an accurate and early diagnosis, thanks also, in many cases, to little invasive procedures such as the prostate fusion biopsy ».
Likewise, the doctor has indicated that the prostatic merger biopsy is a minimally invasive procedure that offers great advantages over the Traditional biopsy “As less discomfort, less recovery time, decreased infections and complications, does not need hospital income and, in turn, has a very high precision percentage.”
«With this type of biopsies we have improved the detection level until reaching near the 96% of effective diagnoses, Leaving behind the false negatives that other evidence offered us on many occasions, ”he said.
-«The first step is to make a magnetic resonance of the prostate, which provides us with detailed images of the prostate gland, even those suspicious areas that could indicate the presence of tumors. Once we have these images, we superimpose them with those of the Transrectal ultrasound In real time, which helps us to have a complete virtual map of the prostate that will provide us with very precise, key to the correct diagnosis and treatment, ”he said.
From Hospiten they recommend consulting previously with their urologist to assess the realization of a magnetic resonance or a merger biopsy for the clinical suspicion of prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the cancer that forms in the prostate. In men, the prostate is A small nut -shaped glandwhich produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain limited to the prostate gland, where they may not cause serious damage, not May Clinic. But, although some types of prostate cancer grow slowly And they may need a minimum treatment or not need any treatment, other types are aggressive and can be disseminated quickly.
Prostate cancer that is detected early, when it is still limited to the prostate gland, is better likely to have successful treatment.
