Novel application of a fecal management system for vaginal use in radiotherapy-associated rectovaginal fistula.
Palliat Med
; 27(1): 91-3, 2013 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22510312
While highly effective for treating certain gynecologic malignancies, radiotherapy carries known risks, including fistula formation. We report a 75-year-old female with advanced cervical carcinoma who was provided a vaginally placed fecal management system after developing a rectovaginal fistula following primary treatment with chemoradiation. This report presents and discusses a novel method to palliate symptomatic RVFs in advanced-stage cancer.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lesões por Radiação
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Fístula Retovaginal
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Quimiorradioterapia
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Ginecologia
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Palliat Med
Assunto da revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos