Causes of retention enema with mucosal protective agent to prevent the acute radiation enteritis on the cervical cancer patients with radiation therapy
Objective: To investigate the reasons of retention enema with smecta and dexamethasone to reduce the acute radiation enteritis on cervical cancer patiens with radiation therapy. Methods: 90 cervical cancer patients with the radical radiation therapy were randomized into retention enema group treated with mucosal protective agent and the untreated group. In the treatment group,50 ml saline with 3 g smecta and5 mg dexamethasone were given for retention enema 1h before radiationtherapy. The degree of radiation...