Impact of late anorectal dysfunction on quality of life after pelvic radiotherapy

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 519-526

  Krol, Robin ^a   Smeenk, Robert Jan ^a   Van Lin, Emile N J T ^a   Hopman, Wim P M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorectal function; Anorectal toxicity; External beam radiotherapy; Prostate carcinoma; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL RESTING PRESSURE; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BAROSTAT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFECATION URGENCY; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPANDED PROSTATE CANCER INDEX COMPOSITE BOWEL DOMAIN BOTHER SUBSCALE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877876523     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1593-5     Document Type: Article

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