Argon Plasma Coagulation Therapy for a Hemorrhagic Radiation-induced Gastritis In patient with Pancreatic Cancer

Kazutaka Shukuwa; Keiichiro Kume; Masahiro Yamasaki; Ichiro Yoshikawa; Makoto Otsuki

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0076

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Argon Plasma Coagulation Therapy for a Hemorrhagic Radiation-induced Gastritis In patient with Pancreatic Cancer

Kazutaka Shukuwa, Keiichiro Kume, Masahiro Yamasaki, Ichiro Yoshikawa, Makoto Otsuki

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Keywords: argon plasma coagulation (APC), hemorrhagic radiation-induced gastritis

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2007 Volume 46 Issue 13 Pages 975-977

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0076

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Abstract

Radiation-induced gastritis is a serious complication of radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer which is difficult to manage. A 79-year-old man had been diagnosed as having inoperable pancreatic cancer (stage IVa). We encountered this patient with hemorrhagic gastritis induced by external radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer that was well-treated using argon plasma coagulation (APC). After endoscopic treatment using APC, anemia associated with hemorrhagic radiation gastritis improved and required no further blood transfusion.

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