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As part of the boombox post-market clinical study, on (b)(6) 2026, a 72-year-old male patient with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma received a histotripsy treatment to a single tumor in liver segment vi for a total planned treatment volume (ptv) of approximately 18.76 cc.Post-operative day (pod) 3, the patient presented to the emergency department with urinary retention and hematuria.A foley catheter was placed, and laboratory testing revealed a sodium level of 119 meq/l, requiring hospitalization for correction of hyponatremia, reportedly likely secondary to urinary retention.Bladder irrigation was performed to clear the blood clots.Hematuria, urinary retention, and hyponatremia were reported as resolved on pod5, the foley catheter was removed and the patient was discharged that day.
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