Urinary incontinence in patients who have a TURP/TUIP following prostate brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 783-786

  Hu, Kenneth ^a   Wallner, Kent ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Carcinoma; Iodine; Prostate; TURP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031899858     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00928-0     Document Type: Article

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