Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2012; 18(12): 1404-1409
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1404
Table 5 Toxicity and complications in patients after 4-wk 3-dimensional conformal and control group after treatment n (%)
3D-CRT (n =67)Control (n = 32)P value
Hematologic
Anemia33 (49.3)11 (34.4)0.198
Thrombocytopenia21 (31.3)7 (21.9)0.475
Leukocytopenia31 (46.7)6 (18.8)0.008
Non-hemotologic
Reflux esophagitis28 (41.8)15 (46.9)0.669
Pectoralgia29 (43.3)14 (43.8)1.000
Perforation16 (23.9)12 (37.5)0.232
Restenosis6 (9.0)26 (81.3)< 0.05
Nephrotoxicity21 (31.3)5 (15.6)< 0.05
Shift and brush off of stent8 (11.9)5 (15.6)0.751