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HOW I DO IT
How I Do It: Hydrogel spacer placement in men scheduled to undergo prostate radiotherapy
The Urology Center of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Juan Montoya, The Urology
Center Of Colorado, 2777 Mile High Stadium Circle, Denver,
CO 80211 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2018, 25(2), 9288-9293.
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Hydrogel spacer placement between the prostate and rectum in men scheduled to undergo prostate radiotherapy is an emerging technique well suited for urologists. The hydrogel spacer reduces rectal injury during radiotherapy by displacing the rectum away from the high dose region. Following radiotherapy the hydrogel spacer then liquifies, is absorbed, and then clears via renal filtration in approximately 6 months. Herein we describe the appropriate patients eligible for this procedure, and the application technique we use in our clinic.Keywords
prostate cancer, radiotherapy, hydrogel spacer, application, quality of life
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Montoya, J., Gross, E., Karsh, L. (2018). How I Do It: Hydrogel spacer placement in men scheduled to undergo prostate radiotherapy. Canadian Journal of Urology, 25(2), 9288–9293.
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Montoya J, Gross E, Karsh L. How I Do It: Hydrogel spacer placement in men scheduled to undergo prostate radiotherapy. Can J Urology. 2018;25(2):9288–9293.
IEEE Style
J. Montoya, E. Gross, and L. Karsh, “How I Do It: Hydrogel spacer placement in men scheduled to undergo prostate radiotherapy,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 9288–9293, 2018.
Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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