Radiation-induced proctitis: symptoms, pathophysiology and treatment].

C Kintzinger, C Demoor-Goldschmidt, R Abderrahmani, F Paris, S Supiot

Service de radiothérapie, groupe hospitalier Sud-Réunion Terre-Sainte, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion.

Cancer radiothérapie : journal de la Société française de radiothérapie oncologique 2012 Sep

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Radiotherapy is a major treatment of pelvic tumours. It exposes to the risk of acute and long-term side effects, such as radiation proctitis. Radiation proctitis is a complex disease requiring support ranging from initial contact with the patient until several years after completion of radiotherapy. This care includes preventive measures (clinical and dosimetric factors), detection and medical and surgical treatments. This article aims to make a review of radiation proctitis induced during the treatment of pelvic cancers. Copyright © 2012 Société française de radiothérapie oncologique (SFRO). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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C Kintzinger, C Demoor-Goldschmidt, R Abderrahmani, F Paris, S Supiot. Radiation-induced proctitis: symptoms, pathophysiology and treatment]. Cancer radiothérapie : journal de la Société française de radiothérapie oncologique. 2012 Sep;16(5-6):372-6