After radiation therapy for pelvic tumors, the occurrence of radiation cystitis is almost inevitable, only to varying degrees, manifested by urinary frequency, hematuria difficulty in urination, etc. It is often easily misdiagnosed because it can be easily confused with common urinary tract infections. Radiation cystitis Because it occurs more than 3 months after radiation treatment, it is easy to delay the disease. By the time they arrive at the hospital, they often already have symptoms such as severe hematuria as well as hydronephrosis, which seriously affects the patient’s quality of life.
It is not difficult to diagnose, as long as there is a history of radiation treatment to the pelvis and symptoms of urinary tract infection are present, radiocystitis should be considered. The diagnosis can be confirmed by a cystoscopy at the urology department of the hospital.
Treatment: First of all, prevention is necessary. Bladder irrigation with antioxidants during radiation therapy can effectively prevent its occurrence. Treatment within three months after the end of radiation therapy can effectively control the progression of the disease. Once intractable bleeding or even bladder contracture fibrosis occurs the treatment is significantly less effective and only partially relieves the symptoms.