Successful balloon-based radiofrequency ablation of a widespread early squamous cell carcinoma and high-grade dysplasia of the esophagus: a case report

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-541

  Pouw, Roos E ^a   Gondrie, Joep J ^a   Curvers, Wouter L ^a   Sondermeijer, Carine M ^a   ten Kate, Fiebo J ^a   Bergman, Jacques J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DYSPLASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49949107988     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1086     Document Type: Article

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