Author(s) Iyer S, Balasubramanian D, et al.

Journal Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons.... Date of publication 2012 May 1;volume 45(2):325-31.

Abstract 1. Indian J Plast Surg. 2012 May;45(2):325-31. doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.101311. Management of radiation wounds. Iyer S(1), Balasubramanian D. Author information: (1)Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India ; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India. Radiotherapy forms an integral part in cancer treatment today. It is used alone or in combination with surgery and chemotherapy. Although radiotherapy is useful to effect tumour death, it also exerts a deleterious effect on surrounding normal tissues. These effects are either acute or can manifest months or years after the treatment. The chronic wounds are a result of impaired wound healing. This impairment results in fibrosis, nonhealing ulcers, lymphoedema and radionecrosis amongst others. This article will discuss the pathophysiology in brief, along with the manifestations of radiation-induced injury and the treatment available currently. DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.101311 PMCID: PMC3495383 PMID: 23162232

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