Radiation injuries of the gastrointestinal tract

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 261-268

  Saclarides, T J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; GLUTAMINE; OXYGEN; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; SUCRALFATE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; META ANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM DISEASE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031019244     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70544-2     Document Type: Article

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