Impact of Abdominal/Pelvic Surgery on Late Rectal Bleeding and Increased Stool Frequency/tenesmus After Prostate Cancer High-dose 3DCRT

To evaluate the impact of previous abdominal/pelvic surgery on late rectal bleeding (lrb) and increased stool frequency/tenesmus (freq) in a large cohort of patients (pts) treated with high dose 3DCRT and prospectively scored. 1132 pts (Jul02–Mar04) entered the AIROPROS 0102 study. ICRU doses were 70–80 Gy 1.8/2 Gy/fr. The whole late rectal syndrome was evaluated through a 15 items questionnaire that was administered before RT, at its end and...