Absorbable mesh sling prevents radiation-induced bowel injury during 'sandwich' chemoradiation for rectal cancer

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1212-1217

  Waddell, B E ^a   Lee, R J ^a   Rodriguez Bigas, M A ^a   Weber, T K ^a   Petrelli, N J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM INJURY; SMALL INTESTINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033801681     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.10.1212     Document Type: Article

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