AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT
Authors: T. GRIER MILLER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 December 1937AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATTRECTAL STENOSIS FROM ROENTGEN THERAPY: REPORT OF TWO CASES*T. GRIER MILLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.T. GRIER MILLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-6-993 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe simultaneous occurrence under my immediate observation of rectal stenosis following roentgen therapy in two patients with carcinoma of the prostate has served to emphasize a significant hazard in the radiation treatment of various pelvic lesions. The complication apparently is well recognized by gynecologists, proctologists and radiologists, but internists generally have not fully appreciated its frequency or clinical importance. In one of the cases which I shall report a colostomy was required and in the other, it was under consideration when uremia, as a result of bilateral ureteral obstruction from secondary carcinomatous involvement, supervened and caused the patient's death. In...References1. FERGUSON LK: Secondary effects of radiation upon the rectum following the treatment of extrarectal lesions, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis. and Nutr. (In press.) Google Scholar2. DESJARDINS AU: Action of roentgen-rays and radium on the gastrointestinal tract, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1931, xxvi, 145 and 335. Google Scholar3. NELSONHIRSCH PAEF: Roentgen radiation necrosis of the larynx and other structures of the neck, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, civ, 1576. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SCHENCK HP: Personal communication. Google Scholar5. ELLIOTTJENKINSON AREL: Ulcerations of the stomach and small intestine following roentgen therapy, Radiology, 1934, xxiii, 149. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. EVERETT HS: Urologic complications following pelvic irradiation, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1934, xxviii, 1. Google Scholar7. DEAN AL: Injury of urinary bladder following irradiation of the uterus, Jr. Urol., 1933, xxix, 559. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. BUIEMALMGREN LAGE: A justifiable lesion observed in patients following irradiation, Internat. Clin., 1930, 40th Series, iii, 68. Google Scholar9. JONES TE: Results of prolonged irradiation for malignant conditions of the pelvis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, ciii, 1678. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. NEWELLCROSSEN QUHS: Late complications in irradiation treatment of cancer of the cervix, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1935, lx, 763. Google Scholar11. JONES TE: Treatment of carcinoma of the cervix, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 880. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication August 16, 1937.From the Gastro-Intestinal Section of the Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.†Included in Ferguson's series of 8 cases.‡Dr. P. S. Pelouze, Dr. S. W. Moorhead and Dr. Alexander Randall.§The roentgen therapy in these cases was given by Dr. E. P. Pendergrass and Dr. G. W. Chamberlin of the Radiology Department of this Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1937Volume 11, Issue 6Page: 993-1000KeywordsColostomyDiagnostic radiologyGastroenterology and hepatologyHospitalsLesionsRadiation therapyRadiologistsStenosis Issue Published: 1 December 1937 PDF DownloadLoading ...