Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences (eBook)

Eli D. Ehrenpreis, MDDirector, Center for the Study of Complex DiseaseStaff GastroenterologistNorthShore University Health SystemAssociate Professor of Clinical MedicineUniversity of Chicago Medical SchoolNorthShore University Health SystemDepartment of Medicine, Gastroenterology DivisionHighland Park, IlRobert de W. Marsh, MD FACPChief, Gastrointestinal OncologyDepartment of MedicineNorthShore University Health SystemClinical ProfessorUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine1 Highland Park Hospital, 777 Park Avenue WestHighland Park, ILWilliam Small, Jr., MD, FACRO, FACR, FASTROProfessor and Vice ChairmanDepartment of Radiation OncologyAssociate Medical DirectorRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer CenterNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine303 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

ForwardSteven D. Wexner, MD Section I: Role of Pelvic Radiation Chapter 1        The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Gynaecological TumorsTamer 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 PelvisCurtis 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 FunctionJose 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 cystitisJoshua A. Cohn, Kyle A. Richards, and Gary D. Steinberg Chapter 15      Medical management of Radiation Effects on the IntestinesParakkal Deepak and Eli D. Ehrenpreis   Chapter 16      Surgical management of radiation-induced intestinal injury  Barak Benjamin and Shmuel Avital