Ischemic proctitis after low‐dose‐rate brachytherapy using hydrogel spacer for prostate cancer

Introduction Recently, an absorbable hydrogel spacer is becoming more widespread to reduce rectal radiation dose for radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. Case presentation A 79‐year‐old male patient was referred to our hospital for radical treatment of organ‐confined prostate cancer. Low...

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Main Authors: Ren Toriumi, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Takayuki Sakurai, Shigeyuki Takamatsu, Kazuyoshi Shigehara, Kouji Izumi, Yoshifumi Kadono, Atsushi Mizokami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-07-01
Series:IJU Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12444