Clinical and manometric effects of combined external beam irradiation and brachytherapy for anal cancer

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 68-72

  Broens, P ^a   Van Limbergen, E ^a   Penninckx, F ^a   Kerremans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anal neoplasms; Fecal incontinence; Manometry; Radiation effects; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS CANCER; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DEFECATION; ELASTICITY; EPITHELIUM; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REFLEX;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS NEOPLASMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031842065     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003840050137     Document Type: Article

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