The frequency of radiation damage in patients with prostate cancer who received the combined treatment after closure of cystostomy

• Published in: Uchenye zapiski (Sankt-Peterburgskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ medit͡s︡inskiĭ universitet im. akad. I.P. Pavlova) Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 51 - 53
• Main Authors: Sidorova, S. Д., Shkolnik, M. I., Bogomolov, O. A., Zharinov, G. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University 30-09-2015
• Subjects: combined hormonal and radiation therapy; cystostomy; prostate cancer; гормонолучевая терапия; рак предстательной железы; эпицистостома
• ISSN: 1607-4181; 2541-8807
• DOI: 10.24884/1607-4181-2015-22-3-51-53

Objective: to analyze the frequency of radiation damage in patients with prostate cancer who underwent combined hormonal and radiationtreatment after closing cystostomy. Materials and methods: in the study included 79 patients with prostate cancer with cystostomy that had been diagnosed concerningacute or chronic retention of urine. All patients were divided into two groups: I group was consisted of 47 patients with cystostomy that was closed before starting radiation therapy; II group was consisted of 32 patients who underwent radiation therapy without closure cystostomy. Results: the cystostomy closure significantly reduced the development risk of cystitis, rectitis and microcystis after radiotherapy (p