Pre-biopsy multiparametric MRI scanning is certainly gaining traction as it allows targeted prostate biopsy. It's the norm now in West Surrey/North Hampshire. There's now plenty of evidence to support this stance.

Garlgling with soluble aspirin 600 mg up to 4 times a day will help.

I would return to your urologist to review your options or if you've been discharged ask your GP to re-refer you. Not all options are suitable for all patients.

Yes, it's normal to want to pee even if you have a catheter as the catheter stimulates the bladder giving you the same sensation as when urine in the bladder stimulates the bladder. The bruising isn't responsible for this.

If the deeper layers of a wound fail to heal soundly then an incisional hernia results. This should be relatively unusual - it occurs in less than 1% in my laparoscopic radical prostatectomy practice. A number of things predispose to impaired would healing, which include diabetes, old age, poor nutr...

Good morning, Rachel It is very unlikely that your father's inability to pass urine is just due to constipation. It is much more likely that he has an enlarged prostate and that his recent heart surgery has been the last straw as far as his bladder function is concerned. The good news is that his ca...

Dr Rees is correct to point out that screening for prostate cancer is not mainstream and remains contentious. However, balanced against the risk of over-diagnosis and over-treatment is the reality that one man dies of prostate cancer every hour in the UK and that the latest evidence (from the Swedis...

Your father had a urinary infection as a result of his catheter, which is not uncommon. The infection back-tracked along the sperm carrying tube (vas deferens) into the testicles, causing swelling and pain. The role of the ultrasound was to exclude malignancy (cancer) in the testes. The prostatic en...

The contrary view is that tumours can and do grow during active surveillance and that the tools used to identify disease progression (PSA and prostate re-biopsy) are inaccurate. You need to understand (and agree to) the downside to active surveillance, as well as the upside. The former is not always...