Radiation enteritis should be routinely investigated by a gastroenterologist

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Andreyev HJN _et al_. (2005) Gastrointestinal symptoms after pelvic radiotherapy: role for the gastroenterologist? _Int J Radiat Oncol Biol

Phys_ 62: 1464–1471 Many patients who have undergone radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies develop gastrointestinal symptoms (radiation enteritis) as a side effect that can affect their

quality of life, but referral to a gastroenterologist is not routine procedure in the UK. A new study by Andreyev and colleagues at the Chelsea and Westminster and Royal Marsden Hospitals

highlights the importance of this issue, and the authors have proposed a novel algorithm for gastroenterological investigation in these patients. This is a preview of subscription content,

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