Nd: YAG laser therapy of rectosigmoid bleeding due to radiation injury

The Nd:YAG laser was used to treat a patient bleeding from the rectosigmoid as a result of radiation injury related to therapy for cervical carcinoma. Successful laser therapy was performed after a diverting colostomy failed to control persistent bleeding. Further surgical procedures were not requir...

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Published inObstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) Vol. 59; no. 6 Suppl; p. 65S
Main Authors Leuchter, R S, Petrilli, E S, Dwyer, R M, Hacker, N F, Castaldo, T W, Lagasse, L D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1982
Subjects
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy
Colon, Sigmoid
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - surgery
Humans
Laser Therapy
Middle Aged
Radiation Injuries - surgery
Radiotherapy - adverse effects
Rectum
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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Summary:The Nd:YAG laser was used to treat a patient bleeding from the rectosigmoid as a result of radiation injury related to therapy for cervical carcinoma. Successful laser therapy was performed after a diverting colostomy failed to control persistent bleeding. Further surgical procedures were not required. Characteristics of Nd:YAG laser as compared with those of the carbon dioxide and argon lasers are considered.
ISSN:0029-7844