Endoluminal formalin application for haemorrhagic radiation proctitis

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 342-346

  Vyas, F L ^a   Mathai, V ^a   Selvamani, B ^a   John, S ^a   Banerjee Jesudason, S R ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Endoluminal formalin therapy; Radiation proctitis

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORMALDEHYDE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645750870     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.00950.x     Document Type: Article

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