Radiation enteropathy

Radiation enteropathy
Other namesRadiation enteritis, pelvic radiation disease
SpecialtyGastroenterology, surgery, oncology
SymptomsDiarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia and malaise
ComplicationsStricture formation, malabsorption
Usual onsetAcute: 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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  3. ^ Fuccio L, Guido A, Andreyev HJ (December 2012). "Management of intestinal complications in patients with pelvic radiation disease". Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 10 (12): 1326–1334.e4. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2012.07.017. PMID 22858731.