Complication and remission rates after endoscopic argon plasma coagulation in the treatment of haemorrhagic radiation proctitis

• Main Authors: Siow, Sze Li, Mahendran, Hans Alexander Lexander, Seo, C. J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2017
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14059/1/Siow.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14059/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84982128096&partnerID=40&md5=b4afee56fedb4caee20efeeb09f10c6c
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Purpose: The management of haemorrhagic radiation proctitis is challenging because of the necessity for repeated intervention. The efficacy of argon plasma coagulation has been described before but the optimum treatment strategy remains debatable. This is a review of our experience over a decade tre...