Endoscopy · 2007 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicineEmergency MedicineSurgeryBowel ManagementEmergency SurgeryGastroenterologyBowel PreparationColorectal SurgeryEnema TherapyGastrointestinal BleedingGastrointestinal PerforationGastrointestinal SurgeryBowel Preparation EnemasEmergency Gastrointestinal SurgeryEnema TechniqueGas ExplosionHartmann ProcedureRectal PerforationSmall Bowel PerforationVillous Adenoma
A 95-year-old woman was scheduled to undergo routine argon plasma coagulation (APC) of a bleeding rectal villous adenoma (Figure [1]). Bowel preparation was performed using a Fletcher’s phosphate enema (Forest Laboratories UK Ltd., Bexley, Kent, UK) approximately 1 hour before the procedure. APC treatment was performed using the Erbe system at the following settings: argon flow rate 1 liter/minute; power 100 W; Endo Cut on; effect 2; spray A65.