Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic radiation-induced tissue injuries: Australasia's largest study

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahim Mohd Tahir ◽  
Justin Westhuyzen ◽  
Joshua Dass ◽  
Michael K Collins ◽  
Robert Webb ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Ana Laranjo ◽  
Maria Carvalho ◽  
Andreia Rei ◽  
Nuno Veloso ◽  
Isabel Medeiros

Chronic radiation proctitis usually develops 3 months after therapy. Despite the lack of standard guidelines regarding treatment, argon plasma coagulation is often a safe and effective endoscopic therapy. However, rectal ulcers are a common complication after argon plasma coagulation. Nevertheless, most patients are asymptomatic and do not require additional monitoring or treatment. We report a case of an argon plasma coagulation-induced ulcer with relevant symptoms and refractory to medical treatment. The patient was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and had complete resolution of the rectal ulcer. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has shown efficacy in severe chronic proctitis and radiation-induced rectal ulcers, but no clinical report has ever been published on using hyperbaric oxygen therapy for ulcers after argon plasma coagulation. In this case, hyperbaric oxygen therapy was an effective alternative option and can be considered in patients with refractory argon plasma coagulation-induced rectal ulcers.


2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 962-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago M Ribeiro de Oliveira ◽  
António J Carmelo Romão ◽  
Francisco M Gamito Guerreiro ◽  
Tomé M Matos Lopes

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. e3507
Author(s):  
H. Takeda ◽  
G. Kimura ◽  
J. Akatsuka ◽  
Y. Endo ◽  
T. Hayashi ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amos Neheman ◽  
Ofer Nativ ◽  
Boaz Moskovitz ◽  
Yehuda Melamed ◽  
Avi Stein

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. S518-S519
Author(s):  
M. Wong ◽  
L. Daugherty ◽  
B. Fisher ◽  
U. Babaria ◽  
L. Komarnicky

2015 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyssa F. Fox ◽  
Christopher Xiao ◽  
Amit J. Sood ◽  
Tiffany L. Lovelace ◽  
Shaun A. Nguyen ◽  
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