Stiff to Dilate and Risky to Cut Through: Iliac Radiation Arteritis

Radiation arteritis is not an uncommon clinical situation, given that almost 50% of patients with cancer receive radiotherapy in the course of treatment. Radiation effects are non-specific, and late radiation tissue injury presentation can be very variable. However, radiation arteritis has some uniq...

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Autores principales: Huthayfa Ghanem, Sadia Jaskani, Mohamed Alloush, Ibrahim Hanbal, Marzouk Albader, Hussein Safar, Jassim Al-Ali, Sami Asfar
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Publicado: Radcliffe Medical Media 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/8fe25e3252964712a58a4152513df2c2
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Sumario:Radiation arteritis is not an uncommon clinical situation, given that almost 50% of patients with cancer receive radiotherapy in the course of treatment. Radiation effects are non-specific, and late radiation tissue injury presentation can be very variable. However, radiation arteritis has some unique clinical and radiological features, with consequent special therapeutic considerations. Iliac radiation arteritis may be accompanied by radiation-associated iliac vein disease and small vessel disease. Therefore, diagnostic and therapeutic plans should be directed toward all possible late radiation effects as relevant. Despite the complexity of the disease process and diagnostic challenges, treatment can be very straightforward if adequately planned. Otherwise, limb loss and/or life-threatening complications can rapidly ensue. This article highlights the natural history of radiation arteritis, with a particular emphasis on the iliac segment, and discusses the risk potentials of this condition, given that limb loss may be multifactorial, not merely because of the iliac arterial flow interruption. The main lines of management are also briefly discussed.