Recto-urethral fistula following brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-331

  Shakespeare, D ^a   Mitchell, D M ^a   Carey, B M ^a   Finan, P ^b   Henry, Ann M ^a   Ash, D ^a   Bottomley, D M ^a   Al Qaisieh, B ^a  

^a Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prostate brachytherapy; Radiation complications; Recto urethral fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM FISTULA; SALVAGE THERAPY; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; URETHRA FISTULA; URINARY DIVERSION;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECTAL FISTULA; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY FISTULA;

EID: 34147102692     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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