title: [Enteritis caused by small intestine irradiation].
abstract: Two cases of small bowel postradiation enteritis after abdominoperineal resection are presented. The interval between radiation of 60 Gy to the pelvis and perineal area and the occlusive symptoms were 3 and 6 years. One patient required a massive small bowel resection, and the second an ileo-transverse colon bypass. The first case had a partial dehiscence of the anastomosis, and the second a colonic fistula 8 months after surgery that closed after total parenteral nutrition. Both patients had abdominal wall closure defects.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital del Servicio Valenciano de Salud Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marcote Valdivieso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arlandis Félix
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baltasar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laforga Canales
mesh_terms: D004751:Enteritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Enteritis por radiación de intestino delgado.