Open AccessFour percent formalin application for the management of radiation proctitis in carcinoma cervix patients: An effective, safe, and economical practice
Author(s) -
Brij Sharma,
Manish Gupta,
Rajesh Sharma,
Ankur Gupta,
Nandita Sharma,
Mukesh Sharma,
Vineeta Sharma,
Siddharth Vats,
Manoj Gupta,
Rajeev Kumar Seam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_393_17
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation proctitis , proctitis , radiation therapy , cervix , surgery , carcinoma , bleed , colostomy , retrospective cohort study , cancer , ulcerative colitis , disease
Radiotherapy is a very effective treatment modality for pelvic malignancies such as carcinoma of the cervix. However, it is quite common for chronic radiation proctitis (CRP) to manifest after radical radiotherapy. CRP is a source of significant morbidity, and there is a lack of effective treatment modalities. There also exists a general lack of guidelines on management of CRP.