Roentgenodiagnosis of radiation changes of the small intestine

Abstract

Clinico-roentgenologic changes of the small intestine in 87 women after radiotherapy performed in case of cervical carcinoma of I—III stages are studied. The changes of the small intestine in early and late terms after radiotherapy in the form of dyskinesia, pathologic segmentation, flocculation, more rarely fragmentation of barium suspension column, in some cases, mucous membrane folds edema are revealed. The ileum located in radiation zone is principally damaged. The changes are more pronounced in patients with fixation of intestinal loops by postoperative commissures and suffering from enteritis before radiotherapy. The inadequacy of complaints of patients to the manifestation extent of the small intestine changes revealed by roentgenodiagnosis is characteristic.

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