Acute and late vaginal toxicity after adjuvant high-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy in patients with intermediate risk endometrial cancer: is local therapy with hyaluronic acid of clinical benefit?

Purpose : The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid (HA) in the prevention of acute and late vaginal toxicities after high-dose-rate (HDR) vaginal brachytherapy (BT). Material and methods : Between January 2011 and January 2015, we retrospectively analyzed...

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Main Authors: Concetta Laliscia, Durim Delishaj, Maria Grazia Fabrini, Alessandra Gonnelli, Riccardo Morganti, Franco Perrone, Roberta Tana, Fabiola Paiar, Angiolo Gadducci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Acute-and-late-vaginal-toxicity-after-adjuvant-high-dose-rate-vaginal-brachytherapy-in-patients-with-intermediate-risk-endometrial-cancer-is-local-therapy-with-hyaluronic-acid-of-clinical-benefit-,54,28876,1,1.html