Radiation-induced injury of the esophagus

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.148.2.6867327· OSTI ID:5514695

Lepke, R A; Libshitz, H I

Forty patients with functional or morphologic esophageal abnormalities following radiotherapy were identified. Abnormalities included abnormal motility with and without mucosal edema, stricture, ulceration and pseudodiverticulum, and fistula. Abnormal motility occurred 4 to 12 weeks following radiotherapy alone and as early as 1 week after therapy when concomitant chemotherapy had been given. Strictures developed 4 to 8 months following completion of radiotherapy. Ulceration, pseudodiverticulum, and fistula formation did not develop in a uniform time frame. Radiation-induced esophageal injury is more frequent when radiotherapy and chemotherapy are combined than it is with radiotherapy alone.

• Research Organization: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston
• OSTI ID: 5514695
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 148:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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