Small bowel perforation after radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 461-463

  Cheung, C P ^a   Chiu, H S ^a   Chung, C H ^a  

^a NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervix neoplasms; Intestinal perforation; Peritonitis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PERITONITIS; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0346093655     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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