Pathophysiology and natural history of anorectal sequelae following radiation therapy for carcinoma of the prostate

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Yeoh, Eric K ^a,b   Holloway, Richard H ^a,b   Fraser, Robert J ^b,c   Botten, Rochelle J ^a   Di Matteo, Addolorata C ^a   Butters, Julie ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BASELINE LEVELS; GI SYMPTOMS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURES; LATE EFFECTS; MANOMETRY; NATURAL HISTORY; NORMAL TISSUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SENSORY FUNCTIONS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES;

MORPHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

UROLOGY;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHRONIC RADIATION PROCTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFECATION URGENCY; ECHOGRAPH; ENDOANAL ULTRASOUND; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED LATE EFFECTS IN NORMAL TISSUES SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIV, MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTIC SCALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SENSATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CARCINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROCTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTUM; REFLEX; SENSATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84869144472     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.06.032     Document Type: Article

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