Clinical Study Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique 1994

Post-radiation duodenal ulceration treated with hyperbaric oxygen.

Dusoleil A, Eugène C, Wesenfelder L, Rocher P — Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique, 1994

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of a 60-year-old man with post-radiation duodenal ulceration successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen.

What They Found

A 60-year-old man developed antroduodenitis, duodenal ulceration, and telangiectasia six months after receiving 54 Gy of radiation therapy for urinary carcinoma. His symptoms and duodenal ulcer resolved within two months after undergoing 10 one-hour sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 2 ATA.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted outside of Canada.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Wound Care
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	8013801
Year Published	1994
Journal	Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique
MeSH Terms	Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Combined Modality Therapy; Duodenal Ulcer; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Radiation Injuries; Radiography; Ureteral Neoplasms

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