It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a spaceoar vue device was implanted during a spaceoar vue placement procedure on (b)(6) 2023.The patient received radiation treatment without problem.Four months after the procedure, on (b)(6) 2024, the patient had a fall on his buttocks that caused trauma.Since then, the patient has experienced increased tenesmus, pain, small bowel movements, and clear rectal drainage.There were no signs that suggested infection, like fever or chills.During a rectal exam a mass was noted in the anterior of the rectal wall that protruded into the upper canal and rectum.The mucosa was noted smooth.The physician did an ultrasound, and there was a darker signal in the area; it was suspected it was blood around the hydrogel.Therefore, the physician planned to drain the fluid around the hydrogel, by placing a needle.At the time of this report, the patient's condition was unknown.
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