title: Colonic explosion during treatment of radiotherapy complications in prostatic cancer.
abstract: The use of lasers has been of great importance in the field of endoscopy and surgery for their applications in coagulation and the ability to vaporize tissue. In the 1990s, new machines were introduced based on a different technology, the argon-plasma-coagulation (APC) system. This technology causes different biological effects without direct contact. An example is the hemostasis of bleeding. In the literature, several cases of complications have been reported during endoscopic treatment with APC. In this study, we report our experience of a case with colon explosion during an APC procedure for bleeding due to radiotherapy and also review the literature on the complications of APC treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia;
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trastulli
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barillaro
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Desiderio
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: DI Rocco
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cochetti
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mecarelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cirocchi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boselli
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Redler
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Avenia
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noya