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Abbreviations RW rectal wall TC thermocouple TRUS transrectal ultrasound Recent clinical pilot studies that explored focal therapy of prostate cancer have reported that thermal-ablation technology (including microwave coagulation, or cryoablation) is effective for controlling clinically significant cancer.[[1]] Thermal-ablation therapies that target prostate cancer, especially in peripheral zone near the rectum, need to avoid rectal injury by protecting the rectal wall (RW), and ensuring enough distance between the rectum and prostate. In conclusion, the result of this study suggested that the thermal-ablation therapy with hydrogel spacer injected into Denonvilliers' space is promising for focal therapy of prostate cancer. [Extracted from the article]