Radiofrequency ablation in Barrett's esophagus [1]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1021-1022

  Ell, Christian ^a   Pech, Oliver ^a   May, Andrea ^a  

^a Horst Schmidt Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MUCOSAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; BARRETT ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; INTESTINE BIOPSY; SHAM PROCEDURE; ADENOCARCINOMA; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; NOTE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY;

EID: 69949171497     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc091344     Document Type: Letter

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