Topical phenylephrine in the treatment of radiation-induced faecal incontinence

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-126

  Badvie, S ^a   Andreyev, H J N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Faecal incontinence; Pelvic radiotherapy; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BULKING AGENT; CODEINE; DOSULEPIN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; ISPAGULA; LOPERAMIDE; NORMACOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; URGE INCONTINENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLEPHRINE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 14644435091     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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