Description
This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the role of radiation therapy in various pelvic malignancies as well as the consequences of the radiation in the pelvic tissues. With sections covering the role of radiation therapy in the various pelvic malignancies, the pathophysiology of radiation related injury and the risk factors that increase the possibility of such an injury, and the latest in medical, endoscopic and surgical therapies for these radiation related complications the text offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of radiation therapy in the human pelvis, its role and the adverse effects on the pelvic organs. Written by experts in the field with readers in mind, Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences is the first of its kind standalone reference on the subject. Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences is of great value to urologists, medical radiation and gynecological oncologists, and gastroenterologists. Eli D. Ehrenpreis, MD Director, Center for the Study of Complex Disease Staff Gastroenterologist NorthShore University Health System Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Chicago Medical School NorthShore University Health System Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division Highland Park, Il Robert de W. Marsh, MD FACP Chief, Gastrointestinal Oncology Department of Medicine NorthShore University Health System Clinical Professor University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 1 Highland Park Hospital, 777 Park Avenue West Highland Park, IL William Small, Jr., MD, FACRO, FACR, FASTRO Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Radiation Oncology Associate Medical Director Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 303 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 Forward Steven D. Wexner, MD Section I: Role of Pelvic Radiation Chapter 1 The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Gynaecological Tumors Tamer Refaat and William Small Jr. Chapter 2 Role of radiation in urological malignancies Eric D. Donnelly and Bryan David Macrie Chapter 3 Role of radiation in rectal cancers Angelita Habr-Gama and Jose Marcio Neves Jorge Chapter 4 Prevention of injury from pelvic irradiation Michelle S. Gentile and William Small Jr Section II Consequences of pelvic radiation and their treatment Chapter 5 Pathology of Radiation Effects on Healthy Tissues in the Pelvis Curtis Ray Hall Chapter 6 Contribution of chemotherapy to the toxicity of pelvic irradiation Amikar Sehdev and Robert de W. Marsh Chapter 7 Radiation cystitis: Acute and Chronic Surendra B. Kolla and Atreya Dash Chapter 8 Acute and chronic radiation enteropathy Eli D. Ehrenpreis and Amir Patel Chapter 9 Radiation proctopathy Andrew Mazulis and Eli D. Ehrenpreis Chapter 10 Effects of Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer on Anorectal Function Jose Marcio Neves Jorge, Angelita Habr-Gama, and Leonardo A. Bustamante Chapter 11 Effects and management of pelvic radiation on female reproductive system: Sexual dysfunction, fertility effects, and premature menopause Claudine Domoney and Dimitrios Nikolaou Chapter 12 Miscellaneous pelvic effects: Pelvic/sacral insufficiency fractures Nickolas B. Reimer, Lucas M. Nystrom, and Cooper W. Dean Chapter 13 Radiation Induced Lumbosacral Plexopathy Ryan T. Merrell Section III Treatment and Prevention of pelvic radiation injury Chapter 14 The management of radiation cystitis Joshua A. Cohn, Kyle A. Richards, and Gary D. Steinberg Chapter 15 Medical management of Radiation Effects on the Intestines Parakkal Deepak and Eli D. Ehrenpreis Chapter 16 Surgical management of radiation-induced intestinal injury Barak Benjamin and Shmuel Avital
