Late small bowel toxicity after adjuvant treatment for rectal cancer

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-220

  Guckenberger, Matthias ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Late toxicity; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Small bowel; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; COLESTYRAMINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; LOPERAMIDE; SEMUSTINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; BOLUS INJECTION; BYPASS SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILEUS; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DIARRHEA; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33244460088     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0765-y     Document Type: Review

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