Argon beam coagulation for treatment of symptomatic radiation-induced proctitis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 515-518

  Fantin, A C ^a   Binek, J ^a   Suter, W R ^a   Meyenberger, C ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 0032937357     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70054-4     Document Type: Article

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