Argon Plasma Coagulation in Enhancing the Healing of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome & Controlling Its Bleeding

Mohammad Shaikhani, Taha Karbuli, Nasir A. Alqazi, Hiwa Abu Bakir Hussein, Bakhtyar Salim, Kalandar Kasnazan

Kurdistan Center for GIT/Hepatology, Asulaimaneyah-Iraqi, Kurdistan, Iraq.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.35059                

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.

Keywords

Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome, Argon Plasma Coagulation, Rectal Prolapse

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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