Chronic effects of therapeutic irradiation for localized prostatic carcinoma on anorectal function

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 915-924

  Yeoh, Eric E K ^a   Botten, Rochelle ^a   Russo, Antonietta ^a   McGowan, Roz ^a   Fraser, Robert ^a   Roos, Daniel ^a   Penniment, Michael ^a   Borg, Martin ^a   Sun, Wei Ming ^b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal function; Manometry; Motility; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034237237     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00487-9     Document Type: Article

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