Devastating complications after brachytherapy in the treatment of prostate adenocarcinoma

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-35

  Moreira Jr , S G ^a,b   Seigne, J D ^a   Ordorica, R C ^a   Marcet, J ^a   Pow Sang, J M ^a   Lockhart, J L ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder neck contracture; Brachytherapy; Recto urethral fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON CATHETER; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; RADIATION INJURY; RECTOURETHRAL FISTULA; RECTUM FISTULA; RECURRENT CANCER; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA FISTULA; URINARY DIVERSION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CYSTECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECTAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; URINARY DIVERSION; URINARY FISTULA;

EID: 1642538380     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04550.x     Document Type: Review

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