Hydrogel spacer may reduce prostate radiotherapy-induced rectal complications
28 Aug 2020
bởiAudrey Abella
The placement of an absorbable perirectal hydrogel spacer (HS) led to prostate-rectum separation with less rectal irradiation, fewer rectal toxicities, and better bowel-related quality of life (QoL) in men undergoing radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PCa), a meta-analysis has shown.