title: Peroperative brachytherapy with the use of a vicryl mat in advanced or recurrent pelvic tumors.
abstract: Uncontrolled tumor growth of pelvic tumors is a very serious problem. To test the possibility of combining intra-operative placement of brachytherapy catheters fixed in a vicryl mat, patients with pelvic tumors were subjected to surgery followed by brachytherapy plus external radiotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the procedure is feasible.
authors: Department of Radiotherapy, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Meerwaldt
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Wiggers
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Visser
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Slot
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*