千見寺, 勝

香田, 真一

中田, 瑛浩

樋口, 道雄

川田, 欽也

石田, 修

高橋, 佐和士

伊藤, 晴夫

久保田, 洋子

笹川, 五十次

冨田, 善彦

放射線障害

イレウス

副腎皮質不全

突発性難聴

Excessive irradiation to the pelvic cavity occasionally induces severe tissue hemorrhage, irritability, although favorable therapeutic outcome for pelvic malignant tumors can be gained. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy has been frequently effective in such patients with radiation cystitis, radiation colitis and radiation osteomyelitis. HBO therapy consists of oxygen inhalation at 2 absolute atmospheric pressures 90 minutes daily for several weeks improves adrenocortical function in patients with adrenocortical insufficiency. Thus, HBO therapy can be available for releasing steroid dependency in patients received long term steroid treatment. HBO treatment demonstrates favorable effects in patients with ischemic disease, ileus, osteomyelitis, some malignant tumors with radiation or antineoplastic agents. Each HBO therapy has been performed in different pressures environment without control study, which makes precise comparisons difficult. However, fundamentally HBO appears to show a beneficial effect on vascular comprised organs by increasing the oxygen tension in the tissue.