Complications after Prostate Cancer Treatment: Pathophysiology and Repair of Post-Radiation Urethral Stricture Disease

Complications after Prostate Cancer Treatment: Pathophysiology and Repair of Post-Radiation Urethral Stricture Disease

Radiation therapy (RT) in the management of pelvic cancers remains a clinical challenge to urologists given the sequelae of urethral stricture disease secondary to fibrosis and vascular insults. The objective of this review is to understand the physiology of radiation-induced stricture disease and t...

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Main Authors: Joshua Sterling, Syed N. Rahman, Ajin Varghese, Javier C. Angulo, Dmitriy Nikolavsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
radiation injury
urethral stricture
reconstructive urology
wound healing
cancer survivorship
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/12/3950

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