Long-term urological complications after conservative local treatment (surgery and brachytherapy) in children with bladder-prostate rhabdomyosarcoma. A single team experience.
Abstract:Background: Outcome of children with bladder-prostate rhabdomyosarcoma
has improved with multimodal therapies, including surgery and/or
radiotherapy for local treatment. Our aim was to report the long-term
urological complications after a conservative approach combining
conservative surgery and brachytherapy. Patients and methods: Eighty-six
patients, free of disease, were retrospectively reviewed. Symptoms
related to urinary tract obstruction, incontinence, infection and
lithiasis were reported and graded acc… Show more
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