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Surgical Management of Radiation-Induced Intestinal Injury

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Radiation therapy has been utilized as an important component in the treatment of pelvic malignancy for many decades. Its toxic effect on the small and large intestines may lead to complications that necessitate surgical intervention, such as obstruction, perforation, fistulization, and intractable bleeding. Due to the nature of the damage caused by radiation to the bowel, surgical treatment poses a significant challenge for the operating surgeon, and requires special considerations. This chapter will outline the principles and practice of current surgical management for patients with radiation injury of the intestinal tract.

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    Barak Benjamin MD & Shmuel Avital MD

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    R de W Marsh

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    William Small Jr.

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Benjamin, B., Avital, S. (2015). Surgical Management of Radiation-Induced Intestinal Injury. In: Ehrenpreis, E., Marsh, R., Small Jr., W. (eds) Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2217-8_16

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