An abdominal spacer that does not require surgical removal and allows drainage of abdominal fluids in patients undergoing carbon ion radiotherapy.

An abdominal spacer that does not require surgical removal and allows drainage of abdominal fluids in patients undergoing carbon ion radiotherapy.

Abdominal spacers are useful for maintaining the distance between the target tumors and surrounding tissues, such as the gastrointestinal tract, in patients treated with carbon ion radiotherapy. Surgical intervention to remove the spacers is sometimes necessary because of abdominal infections trigge...

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Main Authors: Norio Kubo, Takehiko Yokobori, Ryo Takahashi, Hiroomi Ogawa, Navchaa Gombodorj, Naoya Ohta, Tatsuya Ohno, Hiroshi Saeki, Ken Shirabe, Takayuki Asao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234471

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234471

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