Rectal bleeding and its management after irradiation for uterine cervical cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 98-105

  Chun, Mison ^a   Kang, Seunghee ^a   Kil, Hoon Jong ^a   Oh, Young Taek ^a   Sohn, Jeong Hye ^a   Ryu, Hee Suk ^a  

^a Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Complication; Management; Radiotherapy; Rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COAGULATION; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

RADIOGRAPHS;

ONCOLOGY;

SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0346363677     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01395-6     Document Type: Article

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