The Matador Technique: A technique to improve prostatic brachytherapy seed placement
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- A. Pai; P. Rogers; A. Jones
- Source
- African Journal of Urology, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 84-85 (2015)
- Subject
- Brachytherapy
Prostate cancer
Seed implantation
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1110-5704
The accuracy of brachytherapy seed implantation is reduced by the movement of the prostate when needles are introduced transperineally. This report describes a simple method of introducing the first two needles, which reduces prostate deflection. This technique is analogous to the way a matador uses two barbed sticks to engage a rampaging bull: The Matador Technique.