Long-Term Endoscopic Follow-Up of Patients with Chronic Radiation Proctopathy after Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer

Table 2

Incidence of rectal bleeding, endoscopic examination, and treatment.

	(%)
CTCAE rectal bleeding scale
Grade 1	13 (12.5%)
Grade 2	5 (4.8%)
Grade 3	7 (6.7%)
Total	25 (24.0%)
Endoscopic examination
Number of patients who underwent endoscopy	56 (53.8%)
Total number of endoscopy	101
Number of patients who underwent endoscopy in group of grade ≥ 1 rectal bleeding	24
Treatment
Iron supplementation	9
Endoscopic argon plasma coagulation	5
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy	2