Formalin irrigation for hemorrhagic chronic radiation proctitis

Table 2 Patient demographics n (%)

Characteristic	Value
Age, yr	61.5 ± 9.5
Sex, female/male	19/5
Primary cancer
Cervical	15 (62.5)
Endometrium	3 (12.5)
Prostatic	3 (12.5)
Rectal	2 (8.3)
Cervical and ovarian	1 (4.2)
Total irradiation dosage1, Gy	75 (44-97)
Concomitant chemotherapy	13 (54.2)
History of abdominopelvic operation	13 (54.2)
History of acute radiation proctitis	19 (79.2)
Time from the end of radiotherapy to bleeding, mo	11.1 ± 9.0
Duration of bleeding, mo	10.6 ± 8.0
Grade of bleeding, CTCAE v 3.0
II	20 (83.3)
III	4 (16.7)
Preoperative hemoglobin, g/L	107.6 ± 16.4
Transfusion dependent	6 (25.0)
Preoperative VRS	3 (1-5)

¹Data from 15 patients (9 received radiotherapy in other centers). VRS: Vienna rectoscopy score.