Prostate brachytherapy seed migration to the right renal artery due to right‐to‐left shunting across a patent foramen ovale

Prostate brachytherapy seed migration to the right renal artery due to right‐to‐left shunting across a patent foramen ovale

Introduction The seeds used in brachytherapy for prostate cancer may migrate through the surrounding venous plexus to other sites in the body, most commonly to the pulmonary vasculature. Case presentation A 78‐year‐old Japanese man received iodine‐125 low‐dose‐rate prostate brachytherapy. Computed t...

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Main Authors: Makoto Nakiri, Kosuke Ueda, Ryuji Hoshino, Naoki Ito, Hirofumi Kurose, Shoichiro Nohara, Koichiro Muraki, Chikayuki Hattori, Etsuyo Ogo, Tsukasa Igawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-05-01
Series:IJU Case Reports
Subjects:
brachytherapy
foreign‐body migration
kidney
patent foramen ovale
prostate cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12707

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