Data from previous studies have been mixed on whether risk for rectal cancer increases after prostate radiation. In this study, researchers evaluated a retrospective cohort of prostate cancer patients, using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result (SEER) registry data from 1973 through 1994. Patient...
Rectal complications after modern radiation for prostates cancer: a colorectal surgical challenge. J Gas¬trointest Surg 2005; 9:461-466.Larson DW, Chrouser K, Young-Fadok T, Nelson H: Rectal complications af ter modern radiation for prostate cancer: a colorectal surgical challenge . J ...
(2005) Increased risk of rectal cancer after prostate radiation: a population-based study. Gastroenterology 128: 819–824 Radiation therapy for prostate cancer has been linked to an elevated risk of bladder cancer and other pelvic malignancies. A recent study by Baxter et al. now reveals that ...
SpaceOAR Vue System is intended to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate during radiotherapy for prostate cancer and in creating this space it is the intent of SpaceOAR Vue System to reduce the radiation dose delivered to the anterior rectum.¹ ...
THE COMPLETE CLINICAL RESPONSE IN RECTAL CARCINOMA AFTER CHEMO RADIATION The decreasing rate of rectal cancer in older adults "may partly reflect detection and removal of precancerous lesions during clinical inspection of the rectum, which was common practice well before formal colorectal cancer screenin...
SpaceOAR Hydrogel is a polyethylene glycol (PEG) based hydrogel designed to temporarily create space between the prostate and rectum, and reduce the radiation dose delivered to the rectum during radiation therapy.1,2It has been clinically shown to help reduce the side effects of radiation th...
As with any medical treatment, there are some risks involved with the use of Barrigel. Potential complications associated with the use of Barrigel include, but are not limited to: pain associated with Barrigel injection; needle penetration of the bladder, prostate, rectal wall, rectum,...
Previously, 10 percent to 50 percent of men treated for prostate cancer had some level of rectal pain or complaints after radiation. 在此之前,接受前列腺放疗的男性中有10%-50%的患者存在不同程度的直肠疼痛和疾病。 Re-irradiation is feasible in patients who already received irradiation as part of...
Rectal bleeding and the abdominal pain of ischemic colitis is usually severe and usually does not subside on its own. Sometimes ischemic colitis can be severe enough to need surgery or in some cases can be fatal. If the ischemic area is small, the colonic ulcers can sometimes heal after a ...
Aim: To investigate the correlation between frequency of action level of interfractional rectal displacement requiring repeated precaution in patients with prostate cancer and late toxicity from image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) using helical tomotherapy. Patients and methods: We...