Table 4 Number of seeds used and volume of the prostate measured postoperatively
From: Re-implantation after insufficient primary 125-i permanent prostate brachytherapy
Patient number | Seeds used at implantation, in brackets the seeds present at evaluation (N) | Prostate volume measured by ultrasound (ml) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | Secondary | Primary implantation | Reimplantation | |
1 | 50 | 12 | 34.9 | 37.2 |
2 | 56 | 16 | 31.5 | 30.8 |
3 | 51 (48) | 19 (17) | 40.3 | 40.8 |
4 | 42 | 12 | 43.8 | 31.7 |
5 | 49 | 10 | 40.0 | 42.5 |