Argon plasma coagulation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic radiation proctopathy, effectiveness and impact on tissue toxicity Argón plasma y oxígeno hiperbárico para el control de la rectorragia crónica secundaria a la proctopatía por radiación

Argon plasma coagulation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic radiation proctopathy, effectiveness and impact on tissue toxicity Argón plasma y oxígeno hiperbárico para el control de la rectorragia crónica secundaria a la proctopatía por radiación

Background: chronic radiation proctopathy (CRP) is associated with recurrent rectal bleeding and transfusional requirements. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT) have been shown to be effective in the control of CRP. No prospective comparisons have been reported between...

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Main Authors: Julio César Álvaro-Villegas, Sergio Sobrino-Cossio, Luisa Catalina Tenorio-Téllez, José Guillermo de la Mora-Levy, Angélica Hernández-Guerrero, Juan Octavio Alonso-Lárraga, Teresa Vela-Chávez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2011-11-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082011001100004

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