ABSTRACT
Since its reintroduction, transperineal prostate brachytherapy has been performed under spinal (epidural) or general anesthesia, similar to what is standard for more invasive procedures, such as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and prostatectomy. In fact, performing an implant is less invasive than a prostate biopsy, since no tissue is taken with the former, and should not require more than the little or no anesthesia, as is customary for biopsies.1
