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Radiation Oncology • Gastrointestinal Cancers
Do you counsel patients with an ileostomy about significant diarrhea when treating the pelvis with radiotherapy?
Have you noted significant diarrhea until the ileostomy is reversed?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
For patients with an ileostomy, they should be told that they are expecting to have an ileostomy output of approximately 1 to 1.5 L per day immediately after recovery from surgery. However, the output may decrease over time.If a large amount of small bowel is in the pelvic radiation field and/or the...
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