Pharmacological and dietary prophylaxis and treatment of acute actinic esophagitis during mediastinal radiotherapy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 746-749

  Sasso, F S ^a   Sasso, G ^a   Marsiglia, H R ^a   De Palma, G ^a   Schiavone, C ^a   Barone, A ^a   Polo, A ^a   Orecchia, R ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophagitis; Mediastinum; Prophylaxis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; BICARBONATE; DOMPERIDONE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; NIMESULIDE; RANITIDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIET THERAPY; ESOPHAGITIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS; MEDIASTINUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 0035031874     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010735914163     Document Type: Article

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