A biodegradable rectal balloon implant to protect the rectum during prostate cancer radiotherapy for a patient with active Crohn’s disease

A biodegradable rectal balloon implant to protect the rectum during prostate cancer radiotherapy for a patient with active Crohn’s disease

Background: Radiotherapy in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is usually considered an absolute exclusion criterion for prostate cancer radiotherapy treatment.There are no reports available on the use of a biodegradable rectal balloon implantation (RBI) in patients with active IB...

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Main Authors: Ben G.L. Vanneste, Evert J. Van Limbergen, Kees van de Beek, Emile van Lin, Ludy Lutgens, Philippe Lambin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240563241730029X

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