Brachytherapy seeds as a nidus for urethral stone formation: A case report
Introduction Iatrogenic foreign bodies can cause urolithiasis. However, iodine seeds used in brachytherapy are not a known cause of stone formation. We report a rare case of urethral stone formation with brachytherapy seeds determined to be the nidus, which occurred 9 years after permanent seed brac...
Main Authors: | Ken Kamisawa, Takeo Kosaka, Hiroshi Hongo, Ryuichi Mizuno, Mototsugu Oya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-07-01
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Series: | IJU Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12082 |
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