Quantitative CT measurement of left colonic and pelvic mesenteric adipose volume in radiation proctitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The edema of left colonic and pelvic mesenteric adipose tissues has long been recognized in surgery as a characteristic feature of radiation proctitis (RP). However, the correlation between mesenteric adipose volume and RP has not been extensively clarified. The purpose of this study was thus to assess the variation of left colonic and pelvic mesenteric adipose volume in RP.

Methods

From March 2013 to June 2015, the data of 52 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, including 23 patients with RP and 29 with non-RP (nRP), were retrieved. The mesenteric adipose volume was quantified via a computed tomography (CT) reconstruction method. Corresponding analyses were conducted to observe the correlation between the relat

SUBMITTER: Cai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7396747 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature