Prevention of chronic radiation enteritis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 611-624

  Waddell, Brad E ^a   Rodriguez Bigas, Miguel A ^a   Lee, Robert J ^a   Weber, Thomas K ^a   Petrelli, Nicholas J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; GLUTAMINE; KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; SUCRALFATE;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTESTINE RESECTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OMENTUM; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0032753138     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00199-4     Document Type: Review

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