Features of anorectal function after radiation therapy in patients with rectal cancer
O. I. Kit,
O. G. Bondarenko,
Yu. A. Gevorkyan
et al.
Abstract:Purpose of the study. To study the function of the sphincter in patients with rectal cancer after chemoradiotherapy using the method of high-resolution anorectal manometry.Materials and methods. The study included 30 patients with cancer of the middle and lower ampullary rectum, who underwent combined treatment at the National Medical Research Center of Oncology. The patients underwent a course of neoadjuvant gamma radiation therapy using capecitabine. High-resolution anorectal manometry was performed before t… Show more
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