Chronic radiation enteritis and malnutrition

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 350-357

  Webb, Gwilym James ^a   Brooke, Rachael ^b   De Silva, Aminda Niroshan ^b  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Malnutrition; Radiation enteritis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATROPINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALGRANULIN; CITRULLINE; CODEINE; COLESTYRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIPHENOXYLATE; LACTOFERRIN; LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TETRACYCLINE; TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BILE ACID METABOLISM; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RADIATION ENTERITIS; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; MALNUTRITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84878401668     PISSN: 17512972     EISSN: 17512980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12061     Document Type: Review

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