Yoo JW, Koo KC, Chung BH, et al. - According to this retrospective study, during the prostate biopsy, the pain scores differed at each site. A base and apex periprostatic nerve block (PNB) provided more pain relief than a base-only PNB during a prostate biopsy.

• Between January 2019 and August 2020, 312 patients who underwent transrectal prostate biopsies were analyzed.

• The average pain scores in the base-only PNB group were considerably greater than those in the base and apex PNB group.

• In the base-only PNB group, the pain scores rose from base to apex, and discomfort at each site increased gradually as the biopsy proceeded.

• In comparison, there was only a slight change in pain scores in the base and apex PNB groups throughout the procedure.