Systematic review: Anal and rectal changes after radiotherapy for prostate cancer

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 273-283

  Krol, Robin ^a   Smeenk, Robert Jan ^a   Van Lin, Emile N J T ^b   Yeoh, Eric E K ^c   Hopman, Wim P M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anal physiology; Radiation toxicity; Rectal mucosa; Rectal physiology; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS DISEASE; ANUS FUNCTION; ANUS RESTING PRESSURE; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECATION URGENCY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE PARAMETERS; INTESTINE ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM DISTENSIBILITY; RECTUM FUNCTION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM MUCOSA; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELANGIECTASIA;

ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; PRESSURE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM; TELANGIECTASIS; ULCER;

EID: 84896039054     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1784-8     Document Type: Review

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