Efficacy and safety of single-session argon plasma coagulation in the management of chronic radiation proctitis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 150-154

  Swan, Michael P ^a   Moore, Greg T C ^a   Sievert, William ^a   Devonshire, David A ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHRONIC RADIATION PROCTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCORING SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; GAS LASER; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LASER COAGULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTITIS; PROCTOSCOPY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953917278     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.01.065     Document Type: Article

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