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Small bowel toxicity
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Late toxicity
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Mucosal atrophy
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Vascular sclerosis
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Focal ischemia, fibrosis, edema, serosal thickening
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Malabsorption, dysmotility
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Intestinal obstruction, fistula
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Presents clinically 6 months to 3 years after radiation
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May lead to:
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Complications requiring surgery
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Parenteral nutrition
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Prognosis is poor
Small bowel toxicity
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Radiation enteritis: oedema, hyperemia, stiffness