Laparoscopic closure of the pouch of Douglas by a peritoneal running suture. A minimally invasive and prosthetic-free technique to prevent excessive dose delivery to the small bowel during pelvic irradiation for prostate cancer

Laparoscopic closure of the pouch of Douglas by a peritoneal running suture. A minimally invasive and prosthetic-free technique to prevent excessive dose delivery to the small bowel during pelvic irradiation for prostate cancer

Background and purpose: Prostate radiotherapy relies on the delivery of high doses that can be obstructed when a small bowel loop descends in the pelvis. We present a laparoscopic minimally invasive prosthetic-free technique closing the Douglas’ pouch with a peritoneal running suture to cordon off t...

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Main Authors: Maxime Loo, Carlos Martinez-Gomez, Jonathan Khalifa, Martina-Aida Angeles, Ciprian Chira, Lucie Piram, Elodie Martin, Bernard Malavaud, Gwenaël Ferron, Pierre Graff-Cailleaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Prostatic neoplasm
Radiotherapy
Radiation-induced enteritis
Small bowel
Douglas’ pouch
Laparoscopy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630820301026

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