Smit sleeve

A Smit sleeve is a disposable indwelling intrauterine tube placed into the cervical internal os to allow easier surgical anatomic localization in cervical cancer. The device is constructed from medical grade polymers and has wing extensions to help it maintain in position to help identify landmarks for future therapy.^[1] It can then be imaged by CT or MRI so that targeted brachytherapy can be tailored to the lesion as the malignancy evolves.^[2]

References

^ Smit, BJ; van Wijk, AL (2013). "An improved, disposable indwelling intrauterine tube ("smit sleeve") not requiring retaining stitches for brachy-radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervix". European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 34 (4): 289–90. PMID 24020130.
^ Trifiletti, DM; Libby, B; Feuerlein, S; Kim, T; Garda, A; Watkins, WT; Erickson, S; Ornan, A; Showalter, TN (2015). "Implementing MRI-based target delineation for cervical cancer treatment within a rapid workflow environment for image-guided brachytherapy: A practical approach for centers without in-room MRI". Brachytherapy. 14 (6): 905–9. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2015.07.005. PMID 26329165.

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[1] Smit, BJ; van Wijk, AL (2013). "An improved, disposable indwelling intrauterine tube ("smit sleeve") not requiring retaining stitches for brachy-radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervix". European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 34 (4): 289–90. PMID 24020130.

[2] Trifiletti, DM; Libby, B; Feuerlein, S; Kim, T; Garda, A; Watkins, WT; Erickson, S; Ornan, A; Showalter, TN (2015). "Implementing MRI-based target delineation for cervical cancer treatment within a rapid workflow environment for image-guided brachytherapy: A practical approach for centers without in-room MRI". Brachytherapy. 14 (6): 905–9. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2015.07.005. PMID 26329165.

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