Radiation enteritis (RE) is an inflammatory injury to the large and small intestines resulting from radiation therapy (RT).
Many cancer patients receive RT as part of their treatment. As a resul...
All patients with a history of RT are at risk. Although the diagnosis can usually be made based on clinical history, it is important to rule out other causes.
Many do not seek medical care fo...
Evidence-based treatment of RE is limited.
Acute RE: Treat symptomatically (diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain).
Spontaneous resolution is common in cases of acute RE.
Chronic RE: There continu...
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73817000 Enteritis due to radiation (disorder)
235707005 Acute radiation enter...
Radiation injury to the intestinal tract is common and can occur at any time (even decades) after RT.
Delayed diagnosis is common because medications, advanced/ongoing malignancy, and o...
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