Brachytherapy seeds as a nidus for urethral stone formation: A case report

Introduction Iatrogenic foreign bodies can cause urolithiasis. However, iodine seeds used in brachytherapy are not a known cause of stone formation. We report a rare case of urethral stone formation with brachytherapy seeds determined to be the nidus, which occurred 9 years after permanent seed brac...

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Main Authors: Ken Kamisawa, Takeo Kosaka, Hiroshi Hongo, Ryuichi Mizuno, Mototsugu Oya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:IJU Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12082