The impact of vaginal dilator use on vaginal stenosis and sexual quality of life in women treated with adjuvant radiotherapy for endometrial cancer = Einfluss der Anwendung eines Vaginaldilatators auf Vaginalstenose und sexuelle Lebensqualität nach adjuvanter Radiotherapie bei Frauen mit Endometriumkarzinom

Despite a lack of evidence and low compliance, current guidelines recommend the use of a vaginal dilator (VD) after pelvic radiotherapy (RT). We analyzed the effect of VD on vaginal stenosis (VS) and its influence on sexual quality of life (QoL) in women treated with adjuvant RT for endometrial canc...

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Main Authors:	Akbaba, Sati (Author) , Oelmann-Avendano, Jan Tobias (Author) , Krug, David (Author) , Arians, Nathalie (Author) , Bostel, Tilman (Author) , Hörner-Rieber, Juliane (Author) , Nicolay, Nils (Author) , Debus, Jürgen (Author) , Lindel, Katja (Author) , Förster, Robert (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	17 April 2019
In:	Strahlentherapie und Onkologie Year: 2019, Volume: 195, Issue: 10, Pages: 902-912
ISSN:	1439-099X
DOI:	10.1007/s00066-019-01466-1
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-019-01466-1 Verlag: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-019-01466-1
Author Notes:	Sati Akbaba, Jan T. Oelmann-Avendano, David Krug, Nathalie Arians, Tilman Bostel, Juliane Hoerner-Rieber, Nils H. Nicolay, Juergen Debus, Katja Lindel, Robert Foerster