Association between rectal spacer use and bowel, urinary, and sexual dysfunction following prostate cancer brachytherapy: U.S. claims data analysis
In this large real-world study, rectal spacing as a standard-of-care intervention showed sustained significant benefit in reducing bowel and urinary dysfunction, which appeared to be greatest in those treated with LDR BT.
Authors
- Daniel A. Hamstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-3444)
- Ryoko Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7040-317X)
- Michael R. Folkert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3062-9793)
- James B. Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-3226)
- Emmanuel Ezekekwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-9463)
- Emily S. Weg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-5571)
- Samir Bhattacharyya
Institutions
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Boston Scientific (United States) (US)
- St. Luke's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brachytherapy
- Published
- 2025-12-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brachy.2025.10.015
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00