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Proctitis

Known as: rectitis, Proctitis [Disease/Finding], Rectite 
An inflammatory process affecting the anus. It is usually caused by sexually transmitted infectious agents and/or inflammatory bowel disease.
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21 relations

Broader (5)

Anorectal DiseasesColitisGastroenteritisInflammation
AnusGastrointestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal systemHyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Type 1

Narrower (3)

CHLAMYDIA PROCTITISChronic ulcerative proctitishemorrhagic proctitis

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Review
2006
Review
2006
The Nature of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Patients With Coexistent Colonic Diverticulosis
Goals/Background Reports of segmental colitis with diverticula regard this entity as a local disease. Our goal was to reexamine… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Rectal dosimetric analysis following prostate brachytherapy.
1998
1998
Three-dimensional stereotactic posterior ischiorectal space computerized tomography guided brachytherapy of prostate cancer: a preliminary report.
1991
1991
High dose rate afterloading intracavitary therapy in carcinoma of the cervix.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
IS ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA IN HOMOSEXUAL MEN A PATHOGEN?
1983
1983
Treatment of advanced cancer of the cervix with transperineal interstitial irradiation.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effect of sulphapyridine, 5-aminosalicylic acid, and placebo in patients with idiopathic proctitis: a study to determine the active therapeutic moiety of sulphasalazine.
Suppositories of sulphapyridine, 5-aminosalicylic acid, and placebo were used in 45 patients with idiopathic proctitis to… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The prognosis of idiopathic proctitis.
Follow-up studies of 2 groups of patients with idiopathic proctitis show that the survival rate is little affected by the disease… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Exstrophy of the bladder--an alternative method of management.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Complications of radiotherapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
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