Radiation enteropathy | |
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Other names | Radiation enteritis, pelvic radiation disease |
Specialty | Gastroenterology, surgery, oncology |
Symptoms | Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia and malaise |
Complications | Stricture formation, malabsorption |
Usual onset | Acute: several weeks after radiation Chronic: 8–12 months after radiation |
Radiation enteropathy is a syndrome that may develop following abdominal or pelvic radiation therapy for cancer.[1][2] Many affected people are cancer survivors who had treatment for cervical cancer or prostate cancer; it has also been termed pelvic radiation disease with radiation proctitis being one of the principal features.[3]
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