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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

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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