Endoscopic management of chronic radiation proctitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 41, 2011, Pages 4554-4562

  Rustagi, Tarun ^a   Mashimo, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Chronic; Cryoablation; Endoscopic; Radiation proctitis; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ENEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SUCRALFATE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ARGON LASER; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FIBROSIS; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PROCTITIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; REVIEW;

EID: 82155168667     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i41.4554     Document Type: Review

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