Incidence of perineal wound complications following preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer;Perinealsårskomplikationer efter præoperativ strålebehandling for rectumcancer

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 170, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1225-1227

  Aldulaymi, Bahir Hadi ^a   Mohammad, Wael A J ^a   Jess, Per ^a  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 43549121989     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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