Argon plasma coagulation, bipolar cautery, and cryotherapy: ABC's of Ablative techniques

Endoscopy

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1026-1032

  Dumot, J A ^a   Greenwald, B D ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOMEPRAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RABEPRAZOLE;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER STAGING; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; DYSPLASIA; EARLY CANCER; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; METAPLASIA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 58149088995     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103414     Document Type: Review

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