Do you modify the external beam plan that follows if a patient develops prolonged urinary retention after LDR?
Would you delay external beam?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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...