Factors predicting for urinary morbidity following 125iodine transperineal prostate brachytherapy.

Purpose: To assess factors related to the risk of acute urinary retention and other morbidity indices in patients undergoing transperineal seed implantation of the prostate.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and seventy-three consecutive patients treated with (125)Iodine transperineal interstitial permanent prostate brachytherapy (TIPPB) were evaluated. Various demographic, pathological, symptomatic, urodynamic and dosimetric values were assessed in relation to the incidence of acute urinary retention as well as the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) dynamics.