Gonadal shielding technique to preserve fertility in male pediatric patients treated with total body irradiation for stem cell transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Jul;51(7):997-8. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.25. Epub 2016 Mar 7.

Authors

M Sayan¹, R J Cassidy², E E Butker², R H Nanda², L Krishnamurti², M K Khan², N Esiashvili²

Affiliations

¹ University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
² Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

PMID: 26950374
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.25

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Fertility / radiation effects*
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Infant
Male
Mutation
Organ Sparing Treatments*
Radiation Protection / methods*
Spermatogenesis / radiation effects
Testis / radiation effects*
Treatment Outcome
Whole-Body Irradiation / adverse effects*