Radiation colitis and proctitis

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-72

  Kennedy, Gregory D ^a   Heise, Charles P ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Colitis; Enteritis; Proctitis; Radiation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BALSALAZIDE; ENEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; LOPERAMIDE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; MISOPROSTOL; OLSALAZINE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STEROID; SUCRALFATE; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLITIS; DIARRHEA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PELVIS CANCER; PROCTITIS; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847672211     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-970202     Document Type: Article

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