title: Utilization of a self-administered questionnaire to assess rectal function following prostate brachytherapy.
abstract: 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.
authors: Schiffler Cancer Center, Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV, USA.
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Blatt
authors: L J
authors: LJ
authors: Abel
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Stipetich
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Galbreath
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Lief
authors: W M
authors: WM
authors: Butler
authors: G S
authors: GS
authors: Merrick
mesh_terms: 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