Empty pelvis syndrome: the use of breast prosthesis in the prevention of complications.
Fabio CarboniO FedericiM Giofre'S ZazzaM VallePublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)
Breast prosthesis placement is a simple and safe method to minimize complications resulting from empty pelvis syndrome and can be adopted to exclude bowel loops from the radiation field. Reconstruction of intestinal continuity after resection is also simplified.
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