Necrotizing fasciitis after high-dose rate brachytherapy and external beam radiation for prostate cancer: a case report
Abstract Background In recent years, the delayed side effects associated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer have drawn the interest of urologists. Although urosymphyseal fistula is one of these delayed side effects, this serious complication is rarely described in literature and is poorly recogni...
Main Authors: | Shimpei Yamashita, Yasuo Kohjimoto, Akinori Iba, Kazuro Kikkawa, Isao Hara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | BMC Urology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-017-0299-y |
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