Role of non-absorbable oral antibiotics in bowel preparation for intracavitary brachytherapy: effects of rifaximin on rectal dosimetric parameters during vaginal cuff brachytherapy

CONCLUSIONS: Even though the addition of rifaximin to bowel preparation significantly reduced rectal volume, no significant difference was observed in DVH parameters. Therefore, it is recommended that adjuvant vaginal cuff HDR brachytherapy should be performed without the use of rifaximin, until further researches' validate its effects.PMID:34484357 | PMC:PMC8407262 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2021.108597
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research