Growth hormone used to control intractable bleeding caused by radiation-induced gastritis.
World J Gastroenterol
; 21(31): 9453-6, 2015 Aug 21.
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ABSTRACT
Intractable bleeding caused by radiation-induced gastritis is rare. We describe a 69-year-old man with intractable hemorrhagic gastritis induced by postoperative radiotherapy for the treatment of esophageal carcinoma. Although anti-secretory therapy with or without octreotide was initiated for hemostasis over three months, melena still occurred off and on, and the patient required blood transfusions to maintain stable hemoglobin. Finally growth hormone was used in the treatment of hemorrhage for two weeks, and hemostasis was successfully achieved. This is the first report that growth hormone has been used to control intractable bleeding caused by radiation-induced gastritis.
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Lesões por Radiação
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Neoplasias Esofágicas
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Hormônio do Crescimento
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Hemostáticos
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Gastrite
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Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
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2015
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