Radiation proctitis - A niche for the argon plasma coagulator

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 779-781

  Lee, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATOR; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 0038137621     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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