Management of chronic hemorrhagic radiation proctitis

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-29

  Agrawal, Prachi P ^a,c   Bansal, Naresh ^b   Bahadur, Anil K ^a   Singh, Kishor ^a   Rathi, Arun K ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Hemorrhagic radiation proctitis; Rectal bleeding; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BETAMETHASONE; BUTYRIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENOXYLATE; FORMALDEHYDE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYGEN; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STEROID; SUCRALFATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BLADDER CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTESTINE RESECTION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PELVIC DISEASE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33846983257     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2006.00084.x     Document Type: Review

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