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Rectal Spacers: Placement, Complications, and Management

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Brian Mazzarella, MD,Jeffrey T. Schiff, MD, MPH

The panel provides clinical insights on the placement of rectal spacers, the management of toxicities, and the counseling of patients with prostate cancer following rectal spacer placement.

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