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Vesico-urethral anastomosis sampling: a forgotten tool for guiding salvage radiation after radical prostatectomy.

Brennan TimmMatthew FaragPeter LiodakisDavid AngusDaryl Lim JoonDamien M Bolton
Published in: BJU international (2021)
This study highlights the potential value of VUA-directed biopsy. We are reminded that a negative 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT does not exclude local recurrence and that the addition of a VUA-directed biopsy may aid in the decision-making process for patients with BCR following RP, especially when 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT is locally negative. When the result of both 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT and VUA-directed biopsy are negative, it should encourage clinicians to share decision-making in regard to undertaking SRT vs continuing BCR surveillance. This may delay the possible side effects associated with SRT, despite its excellent PSA failure-free survival rate.
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