Original paper

Implantation of a biodegradable rectum balloon implant: Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls

Volume: 43, Issue: 6, Pages: 1033 - 1042
Published: Dec 1, 2017
Abstract
Introduction: A rectum balloon implant (RBI) is a new device to spare rectal structures during prostate cancer radiotherapy. The theoretical advantages of a RBI are to reduce the high radiation dose to the anterior rectum wall, the possibility of a post-implant correction, and their predetermined shape with consequent predictable position. Objective: To describe, step-by-step, our mini-invasive technique for hands-free transperineal implantation...
Paper Details
Title
Implantation of a biodegradable rectum balloon implant: Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls
Published Date
Dec 1, 2017
Volume
43
Issue
6
Pages
1033 - 1042
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