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Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences Eli Daniel Ehrenpreis

Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences By Eli Daniel Ehrenpreis

Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences by Eli Daniel Ehrenpreis


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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.

Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences Summary

Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences by Eli Daniel Ehrenpreis

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.

Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences Reviews

This book primarily focuses on clinical outcome and management as opposed to radiation therapy treatment technique and planning. ... Radiation therapy educators also might benefit from this book by using passages from it in their course material. (Brandon C Weiss, Radiation Therapist, Vol. 26 (1), 2017)

This is a broad overview of the use of radiation therapy for the treatment of pelvic malignancies with a focus on complications and their management. ... This is a valuable resource for students, residents, and practicing physicians. ... This book provides a high quality overview of pelvic complications related to radiation therapy. Even experts in treatment of pelvic malignancies will gain greater knowledge of this topic from this book. (Mark D. Hurwitz, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2015)


About Eli Daniel Ehrenpreis

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

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

NLS9781493953707
9781493953707
1493953702
Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences by Eli Daniel Ehrenpreis
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2016-10-06
230
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