Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation Combined With Endoscopic Resection for Barrett's Esophagus With Early Neoplasia

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-29

  Pouw, Roos E ^a   Wirths, Katja ^b   Eisendrath, Pierre ^c   Sondermeijer, Carine M ^a   Ten Kate, Fiebo J ^a   Fockens, Paul ^a   Devière, Jacques ^c   Neuhaus, Horst ^b   Bergman, Jacques J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Children s Hospital   (Germany)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOMEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY CANCER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH GRADE INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOW GRADE INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; MALE; MELENA; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049110496     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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