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A modified technique using the Yankauer sucker and argon plasma coagulation for anorectal procedures. 2004

H M Quah, and D J Hay, and A Maw

Department of General Surgery, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 5UJ, UK.

Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is a useful and effective treatment for some anorectal conditions. We describe a modification of the APC instrumentation that aids the application of APC in such cases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D012002	Rectal Diseases	Pathological developments in the RECTUM region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).	Anorectal Diseases,Anorectal Disorders,Rectal Disorders,Anorectal Disease,Anorectal Disorder,Rectal Disease,Rectal Disorder
D004564	Electrocoagulation	Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refractory arrhythmias. It is different from ELECTROSURGERY which is used more for cutting tissue than destroying and in which the patient is part of the electric circuit.	Diathermy, Surgical,Electrocautery,Endocavitary Fulguration,Galvanocautery,Surgical Diathermy,Thermocoagulation,Fulguration, Endocavitary
D005260	Female		Females
D005741	Noble Gases	Elements that constitute group 18 (formerly the zero group) of the periodic table. They are gases that generally do not react chemically.	Gases, Inert,Gases, Rare,Rare Gases,Group 18 Elements,Elements, Group 18,Gases, Noble,Inert Gases
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001004	Anus Diseases	Diseases involving the ANUS.	Anus Disease,Disease, Anus,Diseases, Anus
D001128	Argon	A noble gas with the atomic symbol Ar, atomic number 18, and atomic weight 39.948. It is used in fluorescent tubes and wherever an inert atmosphere is desired and nitrogen cannot be used.	Argon-40,Argon 40