URETERAL INJURY FOLLOWING IRRADIATION THERAPY FOR CARCINOMA OF CERVIX

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 49  (6) , 663-669
Abstract
Ureters tolerate radiation well as manifested by the low incidence of injury. Ureteral injury can occur with high-dose radiation especially when the majority is delivered by Ra. Eight such cases are presented. A retrospective study of 100 asymptomatic women treated with radiation for cervical carcinoma over 5 yr previously demonstrated only 4 incidences of ureteral injury if dilatation was used as the indicator. To the contrary, 5 patients had improvement of their pretreatment i.v. pyelogram following radiation. Emphasis was placed on closer followup of the ureters by i.v. pyelograms after high-dose radiation.

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