Open AccessPractical approaches to effective management of intestinal radiation injury: Benefit of resectional surgery
Author(s) -
N. Perrakis,
Evangelos Athanassiou,
Dimitra N. Vamvakopoulou,
Maria Kyriazi,
Haris Kappos,
Nicholas C. Vamvakopoulos,
Iakovos N. Nomikos
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i35.4013
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation enteritis , surgery , rectum , cecum , malignancy , ileum , radiation therapy
To study the outcome of patients undergoing surgical resection of the bowel for sustained radiation-induced damage intractable to conservative management.