Feasibility of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of chronic radiation proctitis

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-94

  Nikfarjam, Mehrdad ^a   Faulx, Ashley ^a   Laughinghouse, Michelle ^a   Marks, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation proctitis; Radiofrequency ablation; Rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEMORRHAGIC RADIATION PROCTITIS; CORONARY STENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; PROCTITIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; TELANGIECTASIA; TENESMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; GAS LASER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; LASER COAGULATION; RADIATION INJURIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, GAS; MALE; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952922999     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350610365701     Document Type: Article

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