Metronidazole in the treatment of chronic radiation proctitis: Clinical trial

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 314-318

  Cavcic, J ^a   Turcic, J ^a   Martinac, P ^a   Jelincic, Z ^a   Zupancic, B ^a   Panijan Pezerovic, R ^a   Unusic, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Betamethason enema; Diarrhea; Flubenisolone; Mesalazine; Metronidazole; Oncology, radiation; Proctitis; Prostatic neoplasms; Radiation effects; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BETHESOL; CORTICOSTEROID; ENEMA; MEDAZOL; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; MALE; PROCTITIS; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION SICKNESS; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, STEROIDAL; BETAMETHASONE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENEMA; HUMAN; MALE; MESALAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGE; PROCTITIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033807457     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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