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Dr.(b)(6) reported that one of his previous hifu patients had developed a rectal fistula.Patient was status post external beam radiation therapy (ebrt) and brachytherapy.Patient had a suprapubic catheter placed the day of the case.After the suprapubic catheter was discontinued, per the physician, the patient developed diarrhea which was later diagnosed as a rectal fistula.Dr.(b)(6) placed urethral catheter which was in place for 3 weeks as of (b)(6) 2019.Per dr.(b)(6) and verified via a review of the case images, the prostate and svs were ablated.Manufacturer requested access to the patient's treatment images to review the case, which dr.(b)(6) welcomed.A review of the case images by manufacturer occurred on august 30, 2019 and resulted in the following observations: the patient had a thicker than normal rectal wall, likely from previous prostate ebrt and brachytherapy.The physician followed power recommendations.The physician utilized the 3/6 duty cycle throughout the case.The equipment worked as intended.The physician did not ignore any alarms or blatantly misuse the device.
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