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Risk factors associated to argon plasma coagulation treatment failure in patients with chronic radiation proctopathy.

Edgardo AmayaAngélica Iztaccíhuatl Hernández GuerreroLuis Guillermo Beltrán-Galindo
Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2023)
Requirement of red blood cells transfusion and/or hemoglobin <7 g/dl and a severe bleeding frequency (more than 5 days per week) were identified as the most important risk factors for treatment failure in patients with chronic radiation proctopathy.
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