Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the Prostate
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive treatment option that might be considered in the management of localized prostate cancer. It is a well-tolerated treatment with few minor urologic complications and no major toxicities. In this paper, we report to our knowledge the fir...
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| description | High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive treatment option that might be considered in the management of localized prostate cancer. It is a well-tolerated treatment with few minor urologic complications and no major toxicities. In this paper, we report to our knowledge the first case of levator ani necrosis in a patient treated with HIFU, manifesting as sturdy perineal pain, which took years of NSAID intake and serial MRIs to demonstrate partial improvement. Therefore, we regard HIFU as a serious potential treatment option that still requires longer follow-up data before its approval in the personalized treatment panel of prostate cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c6ecc3d320c4458eaf43a3b6c67a93df2025-08-20T03:23:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782016-01-01201610.1155/2016/39209763920976Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the ProstateDanny Badawy0Elie El Rassy1Fouad Aoun2Roland Van Velthoven3Department of Onco-Surgery, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Oncology, Hotel Dieu de France, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Urology, Hotel Dieu de France, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Urology, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, BelgiumHigh intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive treatment option that might be considered in the management of localized prostate cancer. It is a well-tolerated treatment with few minor urologic complications and no major toxicities. In this paper, we report to our knowledge the first case of levator ani necrosis in a patient treated with HIFU, manifesting as sturdy perineal pain, which took years of NSAID intake and serial MRIs to demonstrate partial improvement. Therefore, we regard HIFU as a serious potential treatment option that still requires longer follow-up data before its approval in the personalized treatment panel of prostate cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3920976 |
| spellingShingle | Danny Badawy Elie El Rassy Fouad Aoun Roland Van Velthoven Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the Prostate Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the Prostate |
| title_full | Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the Prostate |
| title_fullStr | Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the Prostate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the Prostate |
| title_short | Levator Ani Necrosis: An Exceptional Complication Occurring after “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound” of the Prostate |
| title_sort | levator ani necrosis an exceptional complication occurring after high intensity focused ultrasound of the prostate |
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