A fiduciary is a person or institution given the power to act on behalf of another in situations that require great trust, honesty and loyalty. Fiduciaries you may already be familiar with include accountants, attorneys, bankers, business advisors, financial advisors, mortgage brokers and real estate agents.
As these sound waves are reflected back to the transducer, it records and transmits them to the monitoring device, which creates the images (sonograms). In the presence of an abnormal PSA and/or if the results of TRUS are suspicious for prostate cancer, a prostate biopsy is performed.
Prostate Biopsy Overview. This prostate biopsy procedure is performed when a lesion is seen on ultrasound or an irregularity in the prostate is palpated with the examining finger. An anesthetic jelly is inserted into the rectum prior to the procedure. An antibiotic injection or oral antibiotics are given prior to the procedure to prevent infections.