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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2020

Diagnostic and interventional magnetic resonance neurography diagnosis of brachytherapy seed-mediated pudendal nerve injury: a case report.

Luke W Bonham, Amin S Herati, Edward F McCarthy, A Lee Dellon, Jan Fritz

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Luke W BonhamRussell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Amin S HeratiDepartment of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Edward F McCarthyDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
A Lee DellonDepartments of Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jan FritzRussell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USNew York University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Injury to the pudendal nerve in men presents with pain, paresthesia, or numbness of the perineum, and/or scrotum, and/or penis. There is evidence implicating the brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer as source of pudendal nerve injury. Compared to surgical prostatectomy, brachytherapy has the advantage of being less invasive, but seeds may not only lead to well-established complications such as urinary, bowel, and erectile dysfunction, but also injury to the sensory branches of the pudendal nerve. We report and document a case of pudendal nerve injury secondary to brachytherapy seeds diagnosed with magnetic resonance (MR) neurography, nerve blocks, and histopathological examination; and successful treatment via sensory branch neurectomy.

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brachytherapycase reportmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)peripheral nerve injuriesprostatic neoplasmsPudendal nerve

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PMID32676429
PMCPMC7354307
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