dc.creator | Perrakis, N. | en |
dc.creator | Athanassiou, E. | en |
dc.creator | Vamvakopoulou, D. | en |
dc.creator | Kyriazi, M. | en |
dc.creator | Kappos, H. | en |
dc.creator | Vamvakopoulos, N. C. | en |
dc.creator | Nomikos, I. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:45:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:45:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier | 10.3748/wjg.v17.i35.4013 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1007-9327 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/32159 | |
dc.description.abstract | AIM: To study the outcome of patients undergoing surgical resection of the bowel for sustained radiation-induced damage intractable to conservative management. METHODS: During a 7-year period we operated on 17 cases (5 male, 12 female) admitted to our surgical department with intestinal radiation injury (IRI). They were originally treated for a pelvic malignancy by surgical resection followed by postoperative radiotherapy. During follow-up, they developed radiation enteritis requiring surgical treatment due to failure of conservative management. RESULTS: IRI was located in the terminal ileum in 12 patients, in the rectum in 2 patients, in the descending colon in 2 patients, and in the cecum in one patient. All patients had resection of the affected region(s). There were no postoperative deaths, while 3 cases presented with postoperative complications (17.7%). All patients remained free of symptoms without evidence of recurrence of IRI for a median follow-up period of 42 mo (range, 6-96 mo). CONCLUSION: We report a favorable outcome without IRI recurrence of 17 patients treated by resection of the diseased bowel segment. (c) 2011 Baishideng. All rights reserved. | en |
dc.source | World Journal of Gastroenterology | en |
dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000296871100009 | |
dc.subject | Pelvic neoplasms | en |
dc.subject | Bowel | en |
dc.subject | Radiation injuries | en |
dc.subject | Surgery | en |
dc.subject | SURGICAL-TREATMENT | en |
dc.subject | SMALL-BOWEL | en |
dc.subject | PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY | en |
dc.subject | RECTAL INJURY | en |
dc.subject | ENTERITIS | en |
dc.subject | PREVENTION | en |
dc.subject | CANCER | en |
dc.subject | COMPLICATIONS | en |
dc.subject | CARCINOMA | en |
dc.subject | DAMAGE | en |
dc.subject | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | en |
dc.title | Practical approaches to effective management of intestinal radiation injury: Benefit of resectional surgery | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |