Table 1.

Literature on contact probe therapy use in chronic radiation proctopathy

Authors	Modality	n	No. of treatment	Power settings	Response rate	Duration of study	Side effects
Jensen et al[18], 1997	Heater probe	12	4 (mean)	10-15 W, 1 s pulses	12/12 (100%)	24/12	None
Fuentes et al[25], 1993	Heater probe	8	1-4	20 J/pulse	8/8 (100%)	N/A	None
Jensen et al[18], 1997	Bipolar	9	4 (mean)	10-15 J	9/9 (100%)	24/12	None
Haulk et al[69], 1996	Bipolar	8		2-5 W or 11-25 W	8/8 (100%)	4/12	None
Mannoury et al[22],1991	Bipolar	4		Setting 5, 2 s pulses	4/4 (100%)	9/12	None

N/A: Not available.