Endoscopic findings of rectal mucosal damage after pelvic radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma: Correlation of rectal mucosal damage with radiation dose and clinical symptoms

Radiation Oncology Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 81-87

  Kim, Tae Gyu ^a   Huh, Seung Jae ^a   Park, Won ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervix cancer; Endoscopy; Pelvic radiotherapy; Radiation injuries; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PROCTITIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM INJURY; RECTUM MUCOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELANGIECTASIA; ULCER; URETER STRICTURE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 84880376249     PISSN: 22341900     EISSN: 22343164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3857/roj.2013.31.2.81     Document Type: Article

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