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| ISSN |
1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Assessment of chronic radiation proctopathy and radiofrequency ablation treatment follow-up with optical coherence tomography angiography: A pilot study
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Osman Oguz Ahsen, Kaicheng Liang, Hsiang-Chieh Lee, Zhao Wang, James G Fujimoto and Hiroshi Mashimo |
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Grant Number |
| VA Boston Healthcare System |
R01-CA075289-21 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Hiroshi Mashimo, MD, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Research Scientist, Gastroenterology Section, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard School of Medicine, 150 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130, United States. hmashimo@hms.harvard.edu |
| Key Words |
Optical coherence tomography; Optical coherence tomography angiography; Radiofrequency ablation; Chronic radiation proctopathy; Rectal telangiectasia density scoring system; Subsurface microvascular imaging |
| Core Tip |
In this study we use a prototype ultrahigh-speed optical coherence tomography (OCT) system and OCT angiography (OCTA) to perform depth-resolved visualization of microvasculature in the mucosal and submucosal layers of the rectum without requiring injected dyes. Abnormal distorted honeycomb patterns and ectatic/tortuous microvasculature in the rectal mucosa and heterogenous enlarged arterioles and venules > 200 μm in diameter in the submucosa are associated with chronic radiation proctopathy and resolved with radiofrequency ablation treatment. OCTA/OCT is a promising tool for investigating the pathophysiology of chronic radiation proctopathy and further studies are warranted to understand if it can help in clinical management. |
| Publish Date |
2019-04-25 03:13 |
| Citation |
Ahsen OO, Liang K, Lee HC, Wan Z, Fujimoto JG, Mashimo H. Assessment of chronic radiation proctopathy and radiofrequency ablation treatment follow-up with optical coherence tomography angiography: A pilot study. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(16): 1997-2009 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i16/1997.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i16.1997 |
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