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How long after biopsy is it safe to place rectal spacer when treating a patient definitively for prostate cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Depends on the method of biopsy.
Transperineal, think it would be safe to do this immediately.
Transrectal biopsy I would be more concerned about infection and would wait 3 days.

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