Long-term outcome of argon plasma coagulation therapy for bleeding caused by chronic radiation proctopathy

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 806-810

  Rotondano, G ^a   Bianco, M A ^a   Marmo, R ^a   Piscopo, R ^a   Cipolletta, L ^a,b  

^a ASL NA5 Hospital Agostino Maresca   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Endoscopic treatment; Radiation induced proctopathy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; ARGON;

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PELVIS CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARCINOMA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGON; CARCINOMA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTAL DISEASES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1542494144     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(03)00454-7     Document Type: Article

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