Salvage radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy: functional outcomes in the LAPPRO trial after 8-year follow-up

CONCLUSION: Salvage radiotherapy was associated with increased risk for fecal leakage, hematochezia, urinary incontinence and hematuria. Our results emphasize the importance of selecting patients for salvage radiotherapy to avoid overtreatment and to give high quality pre-treatment information to ensure patients' preparedness for late side-effects.PMID:37170656 | DOI:10.2340/sju.v58.7318

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology - May 12, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Stefan Carlsson David Bock Anna Lantz Eva Angenete Katarina Koss Modig Jonas Hugosson Anders Bjartell Gunnar Steineck Peter Wiklund Eva Haglind Source Type: research