Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder is not a rare complication of radiotherapy for cervical cancer: Report of six cases

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 439-442

  Fujikawa, Keita ^a   Yamamichi, Fukashi ^a   Nonomura, Mitsuo ^a   Soeda, Asaki ^a   Takeuchi, Hideo ^a  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder; Radiation; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BLADDER RUPTURE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0033052346     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5347     Document Type: Article

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