Colonoscopy in radiation colitis.
Colonoscopy in 13 patients with stenosis or hemorrhage after radiation therapy is correlated with clinical and radiographic features. The authors found colonoscopy helpful in delineating the diagnosis and in guiding treatment.
D000368:Aged; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004724:Endoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects