Management of Severe Radiation Proctitis with Radiofrequency Ablation
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Effective treatment of chronic radiation proctitis using radiofrequency ablation.
Endoscopic argon plasma coagulation and bipolar electrocautery are currently preferred treatments for chronic radiation proctitis, but ulcerations and strictures frequently occur. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been successful for mucosal ablation in the esophagus. Here we report the efficacy of RFA with the BarRx Halo(90) system in three patients with bleeding from chronic radiation proctit...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: GE - Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2341-4545,2387-1954
DOI: 10.1159/000487447