Preliminary report: acetylsalicylic acid therapy in the treatment of complications following abdominal radiation.
A group of 10 patients with complications following pelvic irradiation were treated with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). Epithelial ulceration was healed in four of six patients and improved in one. Radiation enteritis was decreased or abolished in all patients who remained on ASA.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004692:Endarteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000528:radiation effects; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D001241:Aspirin