## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Prostate brachytherapy is increasingly used to treat prostate carcinoma, alone or combined (combination therapy) with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). This report cites the frequency and nature of urinary and rectal complications requiring unplanned interventions a
Urinary and rectal complications of contemporary permanent transperineal brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma with or without external beam radiation therapy
โ Scribed by Bradley R. Prestidge; William S. Bice
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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