Abstract
The increasing use of pelvic radiotherapy has necessitated the study of ways to avoid radiation enteropathy. The authors have been using a pelvic sling to keep the small intestine out of the pelvis and because of the difficulties encountered, believe the method that has evolved is worthy of description.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 628-630 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1989 |
Keywords
- Absorbable mesh
- Adjuvant radiotherapy
- Low anterior resection
- Pelvic malignancy
- Pelvic sling
- Radiation injury
- Rectal cancer
- Surgical technique