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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a complementary treatment for radiation proctitis: Useless or useful? – A literature review

Radiotherapy (RT) is the backbone of multimodality treatment of more than half of cancer cases. Despite new modern RT techniques, late complications may occur such as radiation proctitis (RP). The natural history of RP is unpredictable. Minor symptoms may resolve spontaneously or require conservativ...

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Autores principales: Alpuim Costa, Diogo, Amaro, Carla Espiney, Nunes, Ana, Cardoso, Joana Santos, Daniel, Pedro Modas, Rosa, Isabel, Branco, João Vieira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8316904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34366613
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4413