Long-term control of refractory hemorrhagic radiation proctitis with ozone therapy

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-112

  Clavo, Bernardino ^a,b,c   Ceballos, Daniel ^a   Gutierrez, Dominga ^a,b   Rovira, Gloria ^d   Suarez, Gerardo ^a,b   Lopez, Laura ^a,b   Pinar, Beatriz ^a,b   Cabezon, Auxiliadora ^a,b   Morales, Victoria ^a   Oliva, Elena ^a   Fiuza, Dolores ^a   Santana Rodriguez, Norberto ^a,b  

^a Dr Negrin University Hospital   (Spain)

^b Madrid Spain   (Spain)

^c Grupo de Investigacion Clinica en Oncologia Radioterapica GICOR   (Spain)

^d Quiron Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gynecologic tumors; integrative and complementary medicine; pelvic radiotherapy; prostate cancer; rectal bleeding; side effects; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARGON; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMOGLOBIN; OIL; OXYGEN; OZONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMORRHAGIC RADIATION PROCTITIS; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; OZONE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PROCTITIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS CANCER;

GYNECOLOGIC TUMORS; INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTAL BLEEDING; SIDE EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OZONE; PROCTITIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84880300836     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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