Enteritis is inflammation of the small intestine. Types include infectious enteritis, caused by bacteria or viruses, and radiation enteritis, which occurs as a result of radiation therapy. Enteritis ...

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Radiation enteritis is inflammation of the intestines that may occur in people undergoing radiation therapy. It is more common in people receiving radiotherapy on the abdomen, rectum, and pelvis.

BOTH the acute and chronic forms of regional enteritis have been well known pathologic entities in adults for the past twenty years. However, surprisingly little has been written about either form of ...