Natural history of lower urinary tract symptoms among men undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer with and without a Rectal Hydrogel Spacer.

Mark N AlshakAndrew EidelbergSusana Martinez DiazMichelina D StoddardSilvia FormentiHimanshu NagarJosephine KangBilal Chughtai

Published in: World journal of urology (2022)

LUTS after SBRT remains a significant problem for men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. LUTS affects men during and up to 6-months following SBRT. Owing to these increased LUTS, preemptive minimally invasive solutions and their mechanisms of protection, including the SpaceOAR, should be further investigated.

Keyphrases

lower urinary tract symptoms
prostate cancer
benign prostatic hyperplasia
minimally invasive
radical prostatectomy
radiation therapy
middle aged
drug delivery
rectal cancer
mass spectrometry
wound healing
high resolution