Chronic radiation proctitis

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 230-237

  Tagkalidis, Peter P ^a   Tjandra, Joe J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Proctitis; Radiation injuries; Radiotherapy; Rectal diseases

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PROCTITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM DISEASE; REVIEW; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FORMALDEHYDE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; PROCTITIS; PROCTOSCOPY; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTAL DISEASES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035320067     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02081.x     Document Type: Review

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