A Case of Acute Injury in the Stomach and Duodenum after Cyberknife Therapy.
- Author:
Jae Hyuck CHANG
1
;
Myung Gyu CHOI
;
Chan Ran YOU
;
Kwan Woo NAM
;
Jung Hyun KWON
;
Jung Pil SUH
;
Ho Sung PARK
;
Chang Nyol PAIK
;
Jae Myung PARK
;
Yu Kyung CHO
;
In Seok LEE
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
In Sik CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. choim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cyberknife;
Radiation injury;
Gastric ulcer;
Duodenal ulcer;
Stricture
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Duodenal Ulcer;
Duodenum*;
Radiation Injuries;
Radiosurgery;
Stomach Ulcer;
Stomach*;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2007;35(4):262-266
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Therapeutic radiation therapy has developed new technologies that use a high dose of radiation with three- dimensional targeting for a few days instead of conventional radiation therapy that uses small doses of radiation for a longer period of time. A Cyberknife is an image- guided robotic system for stereotactic radiosurgery. The Cyberknife was first developed for the treatment of intracranial lesions, and recently has been used for tumors in the chest and abdomen. A Cyberknife can use a high dose of radiation for treatment of a hepatocellular carcinoma and can be employed to minimize radiation injury around the tumor. However, in a large tumor, the therapeutic efficacy is reduced and injury can occur around the organs. We report a case of acute injury in the stomach and duodenum after Cyberknife treatment of a hepatocellular carcinoma near the hepatic portal area.
