Urinary fistulas following external radiation or permanent brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1953-1957

  Chrouser, Kristin L ^a   Leibovich, Bradley C ^a,b   Sweat, Susan D ^a   Larson, David W ^a   Davis, Brian J ^a   Tran, Nho V ^a   Zincke, Horst ^a   Blute, Michael L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic disease; Prostatic neoplasms; Radiation injuries; Rectal fistula; Urinary fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIVERTICULITIS; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM FISTULA; REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINARY TRACT FISTULA;

EID: 18744365213     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000158041.77063.ff     Document Type: Article

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