Radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's esophagus and low-grade dysplasia in combination with an antireflux procedure: A new paradigm

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 713-716

  dos Santos, Ricardo S ^a,b   Bizekis, Costas ^c   Ebright, Michael ^a   DeSimone, Michael ^a   Daly, Benedict D ^a   Fernando, Hiran C ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 76749110736     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.032     Document Type: Article

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