Efficacy and safety of Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of bleeding from radiation proctocolitis

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 230-233

  Ventrucci, M ^a   Di Simone, M P ^a   Giulietti, P ^a   De Luca, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nd:YAG laser; Radiation proctitis

Indexed keywords

5 ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STEROID; SUCRALFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PELVIS CANCER; PROCTOCOLITIS; RADIATION; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM INJURY; SAFETY; SIGMOID; TIME; URINE INCONTINENCE; YAG LASER;

EID: 0035003675     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1590-8658(01)80712-x     Document Type: Article

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