Management of radiation proctitis

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 913-925

  Sarin, Ankit ^a   Safar, Bashar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Endoscopic laser therapy; Formalin; Hyperbaric oxygen; Radiation colitis; Radiation proctitis; Short chain fatty acids; Sucralfate

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; BETAMETHASONE; BUTYRIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RETINOL; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SUCRALFATE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BIPOLAR ELECTROCOAGULATION; CAUTERIZATION; COLONOSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERSION OSTOMY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROCTITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROCTITIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTUM RESECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC LASER THERAPY; FORMALIN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; RADIATION COLITIS; RADIATION PROCTITIS; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS; SUCRALFATE;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 84888065847     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: 15581942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2013.08.004     Document Type: Review

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