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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2014; 20(45): 17244-17246
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.17244
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.17244
Rectal ulcer: Due to ketoprofen, argon plasma coagulation and prostatic brachytherapy
Thibaud Koessler, Wulfran Cacheux, Department of Oncology, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Vincent Servois, Emilie Aubert, Department of Radiology, Institut Curie, 75248 Paris, France
Pascale Mariani, Wulfran Cacheux, Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Curie, 75248 Paris, France
Author contributions: Mariani P and Cacheux W designed research; Servois V and Cacheux W performed research; Koessler T, Servois V, Aubert E and Cacheux W analyzed data; Koessler T and Cacheux W wrote the paper.
Supported by Institut Curie, France
Correspondence to: Wulfran Cacheux, MD, PhD, Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Curie, 26 rue d’Ulm, 75248 Paris, France. wulfran.cacheux@curie.net
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Received: May 20, 2014
Revised: June 19, 2014
Accepted: July 16, 2014
Published online: December 7, 2014
Processing time: 204 Days and 13.4 Hours
Revised: June 19, 2014
Accepted: July 16, 2014
Published online: December 7, 2014
Processing time: 204 Days and 13.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Endoscopist should be made aware of the potential dramatic outcome when treating patients with argon plasma coagulation when they are on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and previously treated for prostate cancer with prostatic brachytherapy.