RE: Planning a Seed Implant Following a TURP

["Langenegger, Armin" <alang@allsaintshealthcare.org>]

You can implant a prior TURP patient (we have done 2 so far) provided that
1) not too much tissue has been removed and 2) allowance is made to NOT
place any seeds in the defect. ie. plan seeds around the defect.

In other words, the patient should be carefully selected.

Armin Langenegger MS DABMP

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Chris Alston
[mailto:alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu]
		Sent:	Thursday, July 06, 2000 12:04 PM
		To:	Multiple recipients of list
		Subject:	Re: Planning a Seed Implant Following a TURP

		I thought that one couldn't use the Seattle Method, after a
TURP
		(trans-urethral resection of prostate). I don't know that I
ever heard why
		(assuming that I heard correctly to begin with), but the
first thing that
		comes to the mind of a layman is all of the scarring that
results. This is
		one I'll really be interested to hear the real story on.

		cja

		At 12:00 PM 7/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
		>  We have a prostate patient coming in a  few days who has
had a TURP.  Does
		>anyone make any special allowances when planning this for a
seed implant?
		Thank
		>you.
		>  - Carter Schroy
	
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