Farid Nejad Dadgar
Buali Hospital, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran, Iran
[ 1 ] - Efficacy of Sucralfate Ointment in Prevention of Acute Proctitis in Cancer Patients: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Background: Acute radiation proctitis (ARP) is a usual adverse effect in patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy. The symptoms include diarrhea, rectal blood or mucus discharge, fecal urgency and tenesmus with pain. Sucralfate, an aluminum-based salt of sucrose octasulfate, is a cytoprotective agent that forms a coating barrier at injured sites by adhering to mucoproteins. It has been used in t...
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