Open AccessOclusión intestinal secundaria a enteritis por radiación. Reporte de caso
Author(s) -
Paulino Martínez Hernández Magro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
revista de gastroenterología de méxico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.27
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2255-5528
pISSN - 0375-0906
DOI - 10.1016/j.rgmx.2014.06.002
Subject(s) - enteritis , medicine , gastroenterology
Radiotherapy forms part of the treatment for neoplasia,1 and an estimated 50% of cancer patients will receive this therapy during their treatment.2 The harmful effect of ionizing radiation can be experienced long after the primary disease for which it was indicated has been resolved. In the gastrointestinal tract, it can damage the small bowel, resulting in what is known as «radiation enteritis», which
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