Croatian Hospital Reports World’s First Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen to Treat Stereotactic Radiation Complications
Doctors at Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka (KBC Rijeka) in Croatia have reported what they believe is the first successful use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to treat severe gastrointestinal complications caused by stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). The case, announced on April 2, 2026, involved a patient with bile duct cancer whose condition had stopped responding to conventional…