Oncological and urinary outcomes following low-dose-rate brachytherapy with a median follow-up of 11.8 years.

William John YaxleyJames MackeanDevang J DesaiGail TsangJudi DixonHemamali SamaratungaBrett DelahuntLars EgevadRobert A GardinerJohn William Yaxley

Published in: BJU international (2022)

LDRBT is associated with excellent PCSS, with a median follow-up of 11.8 years. The risk of post-implantation urethral stricture and UI is low and a pre-implantation BNI for management of bladder outflow obstruction does not increase the risk of UI or urethral stricture.

Keyphrases

low dose
high dose
urinary incontinence
radiation therapy
endoscopic submucosal dissection
spinal cord injury
radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
robot assisted