Formalin treatment of radiation-induced hemorrhagic proctitis.
A 71-year-old man developed severe hemorrhagic proctitis 1 year after pelvic irradiation for carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Conservative treatment as well as performance of a colostomy failed to control the rectal bleeding. After irrigation of the rectum with a formalin solution the bleeding stopped, and no recurrence has been observed for the next 14 months.
D000368:Aged; D003125:Colostomy; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011349:Proctitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy
D005557:Formaldehyde