Impact of postoperative intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) on the rate of bowel obstruction in gynecologic malignancy

The purpose was to determine the potential impact of IMRT on the rate of bowel obstruction (BO), in patients with gynecologic malignancies undergoing postoperative pelvic RT. We performed a retrospective review of all patients with endometrial or cervical cancer who received postoperative pelvic RT...

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Published in:	Gynecologic oncology Vol. 143; no. 1; pp. 18 - 21
Main Authors:	Shih, Karin K., Hajj, Carla, Kollmeier, Marisa, Frey, Melissa K., Sonoda, Yukio, Abu-Rustum, Nadeem R., Alektiar, Kaled M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2016
Subjects:	Adult Aged Bowel obstruction Cervical cancer Combined Modality Therapy Endometrial cancer Female Genital Neoplasms, Female - radiotherapy Genital Neoplasms, Female - surgery Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans IMRT Intestinal Obstruction - epidemiology Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Middle Aged Obstetrics and Gynecology Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - adverse effects Retrospective Studies Bowel obstruction IMRT Endometrial cancer Cervical cancer
ISSN:	0090-8258, 1095-6859
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