<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2341-4545</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[GE Port J Gastroenterol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2341-4545</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Gastrenterologia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2341-45452021000400288</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1159/000510792</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Rectal Ulcers after Argon Plasma Coagulation]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[O papel da oxigenoterapia hiperbárica nas úlceras retais secundárias à terapêutica com árgon-plasma]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Laranjo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carvalho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maria]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Rei]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andreia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Veloso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nuno]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medeiros]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Espírito Santo de Évora Department of Gastroenterology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Évora ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>288</fpage>
<lpage>291</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2341-45452021000400288&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2341-45452021000400288&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2341-45452021000400288&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Chronic radiation proctitis usually develops 3 months after therapy. Despite the lack of standard guidelines regarding treatment, argon plasma coagulation is often a safe and effective endoscopic therapy. However, rectal ulcers are a common complication after argon plasma coagulation. Nevertheless, most patients are asymptomatic and do not require additional monitoring or treatment. We report a case of an argon plasma coagulation-induced ulcer with relevant symptoms and refractory to medical treatment. The patient was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and had complete resolution of the rectal ulcer. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has shown efficacy in severe chronic proctitis and radiation-induced rectal ulcers, but no clinical report has ever been published on using hyperbaric oxygen therapy for ulcers after argon plasma coagulation. In this case, hyperbaric oxygen therapy was an effective alternative option and can be considered in patients with refractory argon plasma coagulation-induced rectal ulcers.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: A proctite rádica crónica desenvolve-se habitualmente 3 meses após radioterapia. Não obstante a ausência de recomendações em relação ao tratamento desta patologia, a terapêutica endoscópica com árgon-plasma é segura e eficaz. Contudo, as úlceras retais são uma complicação frequente, apesar da maioria dos doentes serem assintomáticos e não requerem vigilância e/ou tratamento. Os autores apresentam um caso clínico de um doente com o diagnóstico de proctite rádica crónica, submetido a terapêutica com árgon-plasma com posterior desenvolvimento de úlcera retal refratária a tratamento médico conservador. O doente foi submetido a oxigenoterapia hiperbárica com resolução completa da úlcera retal. De acordo com a literatura, a oxigenoterapia hiperbárica apresenta eficácia na proctite rádica crónica grave e nas úlceras retais induzidas por radioterapia. Contudo, a utilização da oxigenoterapia hiperbárica nas úlceras retais secundárias a terapêutica com árgon-plasma ainda não foi descrita. Neste caso, a oxigenoterapia hiperbárica foi uma opção terapêutica eficaz, podendo ser considerada nas úlceras retais refratárias secundárias a terapêutica com árgon-plasma.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Argon plasma coagulation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chronic radiation proctitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Argon plasma coagulationinduced rectal ulcer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Árgon-plasma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Proctite rádica crónica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Oxigenoterapia hiperbárica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Úlceras retais secundárias ao árgon-plasma]]></kwd>
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