Abstract
The following on endoscopic treatments of Barrett's esophagus includes commentaries on animal experiments on cryotherapy; indications for cryotherapy, choice of dosimetry, number of sessions, and role in Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma; recent technical developments of RFA technology and long-term effects; the comparative effects of diverse ablation procedures and the rate of recurrence following treatment; and the indications for treatment of dysplasia and the role of radiofrequency ablation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 156-174 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
| Volume | 1232 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- Adenocarcinoma
- Argon plasma coagulation
- AspECT trial
- Balloon sizing
- Barrett's esophagus
- Buried glands
- Carcinoma
- Cryosurgery
- Dysplasia
- Esophageal neoplasms
- Multifocal disease
- Multipolar electrocautery
- Neosquamous epithelium
- PDT
- Proton pump inhibitor therapy
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Specialized intestinal metaplasia
- Subsquamous glands
- Subsquamous glandular mucosa
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- History and Philosophy of Science