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ArticleInternational cancer conference journal2025

Hydrogel spacer infection during prostate cancer radiotherapy: a case report of successful abscess management through radical prostatectomy.

Hiroki Oshiro, Yu Miyazaki, Takuro Kakehi, Masakatsu Hirano, Yusuke Hama, Maki Kanzawa, Sojun Kanamaru

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Article in International cancer conference journal, 2025. 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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Hiroki OshiroDepartment of Urology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, 7-1 Kojidai, 5-Chome Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2273 Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6651-4088
Yu MiyazakiDepartment of Urology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, 7-1 Kojidai, 5-Chome Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2273 Japan.
Takuro KakehiDepartment of Urology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, 7-1 Kojidai, 5-Chome Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2273 Japan.
Masakatsu HiranoDepartment of Urology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, 7-1 Kojidai, 5-Chome Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2273 Japan.
Yusuke HamaDepartment of Urology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, 7-1 Kojidai, 5-Chome Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2273 Japan.
Maki KanzawaDepartment of Pathology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Hyogo Japan.
Sojun KanamaruDepartment of Urology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, 7-1 Kojidai, 5-Chome Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2273 Japan.

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Abstract

Hydrogel spacers can be inserted to create a gap between the prostate and rectum prior to radiotherapy for prostate cancer, enabling higher radiation doses while reducing rectal toxicity. Spacer infection is relatively rare but significant. We report a case of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy performed for spacer infection and prostate cancer

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Hydrogel spacerProstate abscessProstate cancer

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PMID40625762
PMCPMC12229350

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