Laparoscopic enterolysis and placement of an intestinal sling before radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer
We present an interesting application of laparoscopy in a man who was otherwise not a candidate for radiotherapy because of an adherent loop of small bowel in the proposed treatment field. Laparoscopic enterolysis was performed and the involved segment was displaced out of the pelvis; a synthetic me...
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Published in | Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 326 - 328 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.02.1995
Elsevier Science |
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Summary: | We present an interesting application of laparoscopy in a man who was otherwise not a candidate for radiotherapy because of an adherent loop of small bowel in the proposed treatment field. Laparoscopic enterolysis was performed and the involved segment was displaced out of the pelvis; a synthetic mesh was placed to serve as a sling to prevent caudal migration back into the pelvis. The patient had a rapid recovery and subsequently completed a full course of radiotherapy. The experienced laparoscopist may find this a good alternative to open surgery in patients with a fixed loop of small bowel who require radiation therapy for pelvic malignancies. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0090-4295 1527-9995 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0090-4295(95)80027-1 |