Photothermal laser ablation of Barrett's oesophagus: Endoscopic and histological evidence of squamous re-epithelialisation

Gut

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-284

  Barham, C P ^a   Jones, R L ^a   Biddlestone, L R ^a   Hardwick, R H ^a   Shepherd, N A ^a   Barr, H ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrett's oesophagus; Cancer; Columnar lined oesophagus; Dysplasia; Laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030882519     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.3.281     Document Type: Article

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