Efficacy of Sucralfate Ointment in Prevention of Acute Proctitis in Cancer Patients: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Main Authors: Sara Saei (Author), Adeleh Sahebnasagh (Author), Arash Ghasemi (Author), Jafar Akbari (Author), Ali Yaghobi Joybari (Author), Farid Nejad Dadgar (Author), Shahram Ala (Author), Ebrahim Salehifar (Author), Abbas Alipour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acute radiation proctitis (ARP) is a usual adverse effect in patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy. The symptoms include diarrhea, rectal blood or mucus discharge, fecal urgency and tenesmus with pain. Sucralfate, an aluminum-based salt of sucrose octasulfate, is a cytoprotective agent...