Feasibility and morbidity of using saline filled tissue expanders to reduce radiation-induced bowel injury in patients with gynecologic malignancies

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-97

  Geller, Melissa A ^a   Argenta, Peter A ^a   Thomas, Sajeena G ^a   Dusenbery, Kathryn E ^a   Judson, Patricia L ^a   Boente, Matthew P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Minnesota Oncology and Hematology Professional Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation; Small bowel prosthesis; Tissue expander

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTESTINE INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPHOMA; MORBIDITY; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SACRUM; SIMULATION; SMALL INTESTINE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; VAGINA CANCER;

EID: 62249112093     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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