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THE MANAGEMENT OF RADIATION PROCTITIS
Author(s) -
Cunningham Ian G. E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1980.tb06661.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation proctitis , proctitis , rectum , intensive care medicine , radiation injury , general surgery , radiation therapy , surgery , pathology , ulcerative colitis , disease
This paper deals with the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of acute and delayed forms of radiation Injury of the rectum. A series of thirty‐seven patients with this condition is reported and the current literature is reviewed. Although there have been no major advances in the treatment of this problem, an improvement in results of operative procedures can be expected with a better understanding of the pathology, the use of parenteral nutrition, and the introduction of several new techniques of bowel anastomosis. Aspects of prevention are also discussed.