Bowel and Bladder Protection During Prostate Radiotherapy

As dose escalation and hypofractionation become the norm, 2 physicians break down why perirectal spacing has become essential and how hyaluronic acid and hydrogel products actually differ in the room.

The data behind hyaluronic acid rectal spacers go well beyond the pivotal trial—3-year follow-up and real-world safety reviews add up to a compelling durability story.

Complex anatomy doesn't rule patients out of rectal spacing—it often makes them the best candidates. Two physicians discuss selection, collaboration, and where AI-guided workflows are headed.

Men with bothersome BPH heading into prostate radiotherapy face a ticking clock. Aurelie Garant, MD, and Daniel Welchons, MD, compare minimally invasive options for getting patients optimized without delaying treatment.

Head-to-head data and a first-of-its-kind combined procedure suggest urologists and radiation oncologists can address BPH and prostate cancer treatment in a single, coordinated session.

Closing out the discussion, Aurelie Garant, MD, and Daniel Welchons, MD, distill who's an appropriate candidate for combined procedures, where the evidence still needs to grow, and the single change they want colleagues to make.