TY - JOUR
T1 - Bladder or rectal injury following radiation therapy for cervical cancer
AU - van Nagell, J. R.
AU - Parker, J. C.
AU - Maruyama, Y.
AU - Utley, J.
AU - Luckett, P.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1974/7/15
Y1 - 1974/7/15
N2 - From July, 1962, to January, 1972, 271 patients with cervical cancer were evaluated, staged, and treated with radiation therapy at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Six of these patients developed large bowel or bladder fistulas in the absence of recurrent tumor. Radiation-related bowel or bladder injury was found to occur more commonly in patients with pre-existing hypertension or diabetes mellitus. The pathophysiology of vascular disease as an etiologic factor in radiation complications is discussed.
AB - From July, 1962, to January, 1972, 271 patients with cervical cancer were evaluated, staged, and treated with radiation therapy at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Six of these patients developed large bowel or bladder fistulas in the absence of recurrent tumor. Radiation-related bowel or bladder injury was found to occur more commonly in patients with pre-existing hypertension or diabetes mellitus. The pathophysiology of vascular disease as an etiologic factor in radiation complications is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9378(74)90082-9
DO - 10.1016/0002-9378(74)90082-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 4842260
AN - SCOPUS:0016212179
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 119
SP - 727
EP - 732
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 6
ER -