TITLE:
Argon Plasma Coagulation in Enhancing the Healing of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome & Controlling Its Bleeding
AUTHORS:
Mohammad Shaikhani, Taha Karbuli, Nasir A. Alqazi, Hiwa Abu Bakir Hussein, Bakhtyar Salim, Kalandar Kasnazan
KEYWORDS:
Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome, Argon Plasma Coagulation, Rectal Prolapse
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.5,
May
12,
2014
ABSTRACT: Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome
(SRUS) is an uncommon disorder of defecation. Its management is usually unsatisfactory and responds best to
surgery especially when there is rectal prolapse. There is a new report
of the use of Argon plasma coagulation (APC) to enhance healing of these ulcers
& control its bleeding in a study involving 16 patients. We involved a larger
number of 18 patients in this case series to examine the role of APC in
enhancing healing of SRUS & control its bleeding.