Primary treatment of radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis with hyperbaric oxygen: 10-year experience.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1994
Abstract
Radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis continues to cause frustration for patients and urologists alike. Virtually all present modes of treatment tend to yield short-term benefits and entail potentially devastating risk by virtue of the tissue destructive nature. We report our 10-year experience in the treatment of hemorrhagic radiation cystitis with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a tissue-reparative method, in followup of our prior reports. A total of 13 patients who previously underwent radiation therapy for various pelvic malignancies had endoscopically or biopsy proved hemorrhagic cystitis. All but 1 patient experienced durable cessation of hematuria with minimal side effects following hyperbaric oxygen therapy. These results suggest hyperbaric oxygen therapy to be a significant weapon in the armamentarium for treatment of hematuria secondary to radiation-induced injury to the bladder.
Volume
151
Issue
6
First Page
1514
Last Page
1517
ISSN
0022-5347
Published In/Presented At
Weiss, J. P., Mattei, D. M., Neville, E. C., & Hanno, P. M. (1994). Primary treatment of radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis with hyperbaric oxygen: 10-year experience. The Journal of urology, 151(6), 1514–1517. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35289-8
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8189559
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article