Radiation Therapy of a Pancreatic Fistula

STEVEN J. MORRIS; JAMIE S. BARKIN; MARTIN H. KALSER; MARJORIE F. HAAS

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Radiation Therapy of a Pancreatic Fistula

STEVEN J. MORRIS, JAMIE S. BARKIN, MARTIN H. KALSER, MARJORIE F. HAAS

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A patient with a pancreatic cutaneous fistula subsequent to laparotomy was unresponsive to medical management including intravenous hyperalimentation. Radiation therapy resulted in progressive diminution of volume from the fistula with subsequent complete closure. Radiation thus offers another therapeutic modality for pancreatic fistulas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	431-433
Number of pages	3
Journal	The American journal of gastroenterology
Volume	72
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.1979.tb04871.x
State	Published - Oct 1979
Externally published	Yes

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Gastroenterology

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