Editing Enteritis (section)

=== Radiation enteritis ===
{{Main|Radiation enteropathy}}

Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract is common after treatment with radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis.<ref name = radiation>{{Cite journal|last1=Hauer-Jensen|first1=Martin|last2=Denham|first2=James W.|last3=Andreyev|first3=H. Jervoise N.|date=2016-10-14 |title= Radiation Enteropathy – Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention|pmc=4346191|journal=Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology|volume=11 |issue= 8|pages=470–479|doi=10.1038/nrgastro.2014.46|issn=1759-5045|pmid=24686268}}</ref> It is classified as early if it manifests within the first three months, and delayed if it manifests three months after treatment. Early radiation enteritis is caused by cell death of the [[Intestinal gland|crypt epithelium]] and subsequent mucosal inflammation, however usually subsides after the course of radiation therapy is completed. Delayed radiation enteritis is a chronic disease which has a complex pathogenesis involving changes in the majority of the intestinal wall.<ref name = radiation/><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Stacey R, Green JT |title=Radiation-induced small bowel disease: latest developments and clinical guidance |journal=Ther Adv Chronic Dis |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=15–29 |year=2014 |pmid=24381725 |pmc=3871275 |doi=10.1177/2040622313510730 }}</ref>