THE PEDICLED OMENTOPLASTY, A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE TO ACQUIRE A SAFE PELVIC RADIATION-FIELD - THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS

Authors
LOGMANS A VANLENT M VANGEEL AN OLOFSENVANACHT M KOPER PCM WIGGERS T TRIMBOS JB
Citation
A. Logmans et al., THE PEDICLED OMENTOPLASTY, A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE TO ACQUIRE A SAFE PELVIC RADIATION-FIELD - THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS, Radiotherapy and oncology, 33(3), 1994, pp. 269-271
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Radiotherapy and oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01678140
Volume
33
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
269 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-8140(1994)33:3<269:TPOASA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A substantial number of patients need radiotherapy after surgery for p elvic malignancy. Approximately 15% of them will experience radiation enteritis. After omentoplasty, reduction of irradiated bowel volume ma y be obtained. We evaluated the pedicled omentoplasty during gynaecolo gic surgery as a technique to improve safe irradiation of the pelvic r egion.