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Do you modify the external beam plan that follows if a patient develops prolonged urinary retention after LDR?

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Radiation Oncology · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

This situation is one of the reasons that I prefer to sequence LDR brachytherapy after external beam radiation. In a patient who develops urinary retention following upfront LDR brachytherapy, I would delay external beam until they are able to void spontaneously if at all possible. This could take w...

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