Case report of significant bleeding associated with prostate brachytherapy
Corcoran, A.T.; Smith, R.P.; Benoit, R.M.
Canadian Journal of Urology 16(3): 4682-4683
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1195-9479 PMID: 19497180 Document Number: 637271
Prostate brachytherapy is a minimally invasive option in treating prostate cancer, usually with little risk of surgical morbidity. This reports a case of significant bleeding associated with the procedure of prostate brachytherapy.
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