Radiation enteritis: a rare complication of the transverse colon in uterine cancer.
Radiation therapy is a powerful method for the control of cancer. The utilization of abdominal or pelvic radiation has been extended, and the incidence of radiation enteritis appears to be increasing. The majority of the induced lesions is in the distal ileum, sigmoid colon, or rectum. Reported here is an unusual case of radiation enteritis which caused a severe sequelae of stricture in the transverse colon as a long-term effect of therapeutic irradiation for uterine cancer, and required a surgical resection.
Yoshimura
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K
Department of Internal Medicine, Kodama Hospital, Takarazuka, Hyogo.
Hirata
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Maemura
K
K
Sugi
K
K
Tahara
T
T
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008551:Melena / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017564:Radiation Pneumonitis / Q000209:etiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D012460:Sulfasalazine