Abstract
Prostate cancer recurrence after radiation therapy might be cured with different treatment modalities (radical prostatectomy, HIFU, cryotherapy). All whole-gland salvage therapy approaches carry the potential of serious morbidity from the development of urethro-rectal fistula, severe urinary incontinence, and urethral stenosis.
Focal salvage HIFU (FSH) represents a new therapeutic option with the aim to destroy the recurrent tumor with minimal risk of severe side effects. The initial results of this new treatment approach were recently published. Focal salvage HIFU is feasible in different clinical situations with less severe morbidity than whole-gland salvage therapies and may preserve pretreatment QoL. Patient selection, accurate imaging, and biopsy are essential to identify malignancy suitable for focal HIFU.
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Crouzet, S. (2015). Salvage Focal HIFU. In: Thüroff, S., Chaussy, C. (eds) Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14160-2_9
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