What Researchers Did
Researchers reported on the successful treatment of severe radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a 95-year-old male patient.
What They Found
A 95-year-old male with severe hematuria (maximum 210,859 RBC/μL) due to radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis received 196 hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) sessions. After 69 HBOTs, his hematuria was controlled and symptoms resolved, with his haemoglobin restoring to 106 g/L and no need for blood transfusions for 8 months. Pelvic MRI after 196 HBOTs also showed a reduction in the bladder lesion size.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada, nor does it involve Canadian researchers or patients.
Study Limitations
As a single case report, the findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.