[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis].
Radiotherapy alone or in combination with other modalities is used in the treatment of a large number of pelvic tumours of urological or gynaecological origin. Despite constant progress in this field, medium-term and long-term complications remain frequent and often require difficult long-term management. Radiation cystitis is one of the most frequent complications and directly concerns urologists. Among the various treatment options for haemorrhagic cystitis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy appears to give good short-term and medium-term results. It is currently reserved for cases refractory to the standard treatments for radiation cystitis.
Pires
Christophe
C
Service d'Urologie CHU La Milétrie, 86021 Poitiers. ch.pires@free.fr
Irani
Jacques
J
Ouaki
Frédéric
F
Murat
François-Joseph
FJ
Doré
Bertrand
B
D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*