Colonic Explosion During Treatment of Radiotherapy Complications in Prostatic Cancer

Overview

Journal Oncol Lett

Specialty Oncology

Date 2012 Nov 20

PMID 23162622

Citations 4

Authors

Stefano Trastulli

Ivan Barillaro

Jacopo Desiderio

Giorgio Di Rocco

Giovanni Cochetti

Valerio Mecarelli

Roberto Cirocchi

Alberto Santoro

Carlo Boselli

Adriano Redler

Nicola Avenia

Giuseppe Noya

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Abstract

The use of lasers has been of great importance in the field of endoscopy and surgery for their applications in coagulation and the ability to vaporize tissue. In the 1990s, new machines were introduced based on a different technology, the argon-plasma-coagulation (APC) system. This technology causes different biological effects without direct contact. An example is the hemostasis of bleeding. In the literature, several cases of complications have been reported during endoscopic treatment with APC. In this study, we report our experience of a case with colon explosion during an APC procedure for bleeding due to radiotherapy and also review the literature on the complications of APC treatment.

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