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ArticleIJU case reports2024

A seed link connector protruding into the bladder formed a bladder stone.

Shuhei Aoyama, Kouji Izumi, Tomoyuki Makino, Renato Naito, Suguru Kadomoto, Hiroaki Iwamoto, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Shohei Kawaguchi, Kazuyoshi Shigehara, Takahiro Nohara and 1 more

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Article in IJU case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shuhei AoyamaIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0537-8057
Kouji IzumiIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.
Tomoyuki MakinoIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.
Renato NaitoIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.
Suguru KadomotoIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.
Hiroaki IwamotoIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3599-2217
Hiroshi YaegashiIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3188-8834
Shohei KawaguchiIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6847-9861
Kazuyoshi ShigeharaIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.
Takahiro NoharaIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.
Atsushi MizokamiIntegrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kanazawa City Ishikawa Prefecture Japan.
Kanazawa University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Low-dose-rate brachytherapy is performed for localized prostate cancer. We report the first case of a bladder stone encompassing the seed migrated into the bladder in a patient treated with low-dose-rate brachytherapy. Case presentation: A man was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent low-dose-rate brachytherapy. After 2 months, dysuria occurred, and ultrasonography revealed a needle-shaped high-intensity protruding from the prostate into the bladder. Cystoscopy examination found a seed link connector. With the possibility of natural dissolution of the seed link, careful observation was chosen. However, 16 months later, hematuria occurred, and an X-ray revealed a bladder stone encompassing the seed. Compared with the X-ray right after seeding, the seed located near the right bladder neck had fallen. The seed was removed by transurethral bladder lithotripsy. Conclusion: Seeds should be carefully located within the prostate, otherwise a bladder stone may be formed encompassing the seed.

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bladder stonemigrationseed

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PMID38440715
PMCPMC10909139
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