Argon plasma coagulation has a long-lastingtherapeutic effect in patients with chronic radiation proctitis

Endoscopy

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 529-531

  Karamanolis, G ^a   Triantafyllou, K ^a   Tsiamoulos, Z ^a   Polymeros, D ^a   Kalli, T ^a   Misailidis, N ^a   Ladas, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION INJURY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949404666     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214726     Document Type: Article

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