Injuries to the rectum and anus following radiation therapy in patients with cervical cancer: 5-year experience at the Philippine General Hospital
Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties
;
: 97-100, 1999.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A five-year review of anorectal complications seen following radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma was done with the following objectives:
1) to present the profile of patients presenting with anorectal complications following radiation treatment for cervical cancer; 2) to describe the manifestations of these complications and findings on proctosigmoidoscopy with biopsy; and 3) to present the approaches in their management. A total of 116 patients, all with confirmed diagnosis of cervical cancer, were seen over this period. Mean age was 49.5 years. All received external beam cobalt and intracavitary radium. Complications were observed from 10 days to 20 months after treatment. Anal bleeding was the most common complaint (62%), followed by rectovaginal fistula (14%). Residual/recurrent malignancy was noted in seven patients (6%). Treatment modalities varied considerably, ranging from conservative and symptomatic treatment for bleeding, pain, constipation, and diarrhea, to major abdominal procedures for rectovaginal fistula
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Assunto principal:
Doenças do Ânus
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Dor
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Biópsia
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Fístula Retovaginal
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Sigmoidoscopia
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Cobalto
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Constipação Intestinal
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Diarreia
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties
Ano de publicação:
1999
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