Endoscopic treatment of chronic radiation proctopathy

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 536-540

  Wilson, Sydney A ^a   Rex, Douglas K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon; Proctocolitis; Radiation injury

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARGON LASER; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CHRONIC RADIATION PROCTOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PAIN; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; PROCTOCOLITIS; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM INJURY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELANGIECTASIA; TENESMUS;

ARGON; CHRONIC DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746871410     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mog.0000239869.27328.54     Document Type: Review

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