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Rectal Balloon

An air filled rectal balloon that is used for prostate immobilization in patients receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
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2019
2019
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Boost for Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer: A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study.
2012
2012
Patient‐reported quality of life during radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer: results from a prospective phase II trial
Study Type – Therapy (cohort) 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Tolerance of Endorectal Balloon in 396 Patients Treated With Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Prostate Cancer
Purpose:To report patient tolerance and acute anorectal toxicity of an endorectal balloon used for prostate immobilization during… 
2006
2006
3-D Conformal radiotherapy of localized prostate cancer within an Austrian–German multicenter trial: a prospective study of patients' acceptance of the rectal balloon during treatment
ZusammenfassungHINTERGRUND: In der 3 dimensionalen Radiotherapie des lokalisierten Prostatakarzinoms wird zur Fixierung der… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Functional brain imaging in irritable bowel syndrome with rectal balloon-distention by using fMRI.
AIM Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by abdominal pain and changes in stool habits. Visceral hypersensitivity is a… 
2002
2002
Inhibitory Reflexive Effect of Rectal Distension on Postprandial Gastric Myoelectrical Activity
The aim of the study was to determine the effects of low-volume rectal distension on gastric myoelectrical activity. The study… 
1999
1999
[Significance of a rectal balloon as internal immobilization device in conformal radiotherapy of prostatic carcinoma].
BACKGROUND As known from the literature, prostate motion depends on different bladder and/or rectum fillings. The aim of this… 
1999
1999
A study of the effect of distension of the rectosigmoid junction on the rectum and anal canal with evidence of a rectosigmoid-rectal reflex.
PURPOSE To elucidate the role of the rectosigmoid junction (RSJ) in the mechanism of defecation. METHOD Fourteen healthy… 
1981
1981
Direct transmural measurement of the detrusor pressure. A technique of detrusor pressure recording in micturition with intravesical and prevesical suprapubic catheters compared with recordings using…
A technique of suprapubic recording of intravesical and prevesical pressure is presented. We conclude that rapid intraabdominal… 
1980
1980
Rectal balloon catheters and the barium enema examination
Inflation of a rectal balloon during the barium enema examination has the potential for obscuring rectal lesions or causing… 
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