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Intestinal Epithelial Regeneration in Response to Ionizing Irradiation
Published on: July 27, 2022
[Management of chronic radiation enteritis with intestinal obstruction]
Ning Li1, Wei-Ming Zhu, Jian-An Ren
1Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University of Medical School, Nanjing, China. liningrigs@vip.sina.com
Objective:
To explore the therapeutic method and efficiency of chronic radiation enteritis with intestinal obstruction.
Methods:
Clinical data of 51 patients of chronic radiation enteritis with intestinal obstruction from Aug. 2001 to Dec. 2006 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
The mean time from the ending of radiation to the occurrence of obstruction was (11.9 +/- 22.6) months. Conservative treatment, intestinal resection-anastomosis, enterostomy, bypass operation and enterolysis were applied and performed in above 51 cases. Two patients could not receive operation because of wild metastasis. One died of peritoneal bleeding after operation. Forty-eight cases were cured and the curative rate was 94.1%.
Conclusion:
Therapeutic regimen should be chosen according to nutritional status and intestinal impairment in chronic radiation enteritis with intestinal obstruction.
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