Effective use of argon plasma coagulation in the treatment of severe radiation proctitis

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1766-1771

  Taïeb, Sarah ^b   Rolachon, Alain ^a   Cenni, Jean Claude ^b   Nancey, Stephane ^b   Bonvoisin, Sylvette ^b   Descos, Louis ^b   Fournet, Jacques ^a   Gérard, Jean Pierre ^b   Flourié, Bernard ^b  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Endoscopic bleeding management; Radiation injury; Rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID; MESALAZINE; POLIDOCANOL; STEROID; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PROCTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SAFETY; STENOSIS; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 0035660961     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02234452     Document Type: Article

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