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Avoidance of radiotherapy-related, gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of literature
Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 10/05/09

Alsaeed E – Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with major gastrointestinal complications due to radiotherapy. A patient with active SLE and grade 4 nephropathy presented with inoperable advanced cancer of the cervix which proved to be contraindicated for chemotherapy. The patient was treated with intensity–modulated radiotherapy technique (IMRT). The patient, however, did not experience severe radiotherapy–related complications as expected with conventional techniques of radiotherapy.

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