Endoscopic therapeutic esophageal interventions: What is new? What needs further study? What can we forget?

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 490-497

  Siersema, Peter D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Botulinum injection; Brachytherapy; Dilation therapy; Endoscopic antireflux procedure; Endoscopic resection; Photodynamic therapy; Stent placement; Variceal bleeding

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; STENT;

DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SAFETY;

EID: 21844447155     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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