Utilization of a self-administered questionnaire to assess rectal function following prostate brachytherapy.
A sample of 209 consecutive prostate brachytherapy patients completed a self-administered questionnaire to evaluate bowel changes following treatment. With a median followup of 28 months, less than 20% of patients reported deterioration in bowel function.
Blatt
H J
HJ
Schiffler Cancer Center, Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV, USA.
Abel
L J
LJ
Stipetich
R L
RL
Galbreath
R W
RW
Lief
J H
JH
Butler
W M
WM
Merrick
G S
GS
D000328:Adult; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012007:Rectum / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires