Late radiation injury of the large intestine -Colonoscopic findings in 103 cases-

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 194-201

  Kawamura, N ^a   Ishibashi, T ^a   Koizumi, K ^a   Kai, S ^a   Takekoshi, T ^a   Maruyama, M ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Radiation proctocolitis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY CARCINOMA; PELVIS CANCER; PROCTOCOLITIS; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SIGMOID; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERUS CARCINOMA; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030794160     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.1997.tb00486.x     Document Type: Article

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