Radiofrequency ablation of Barretts esophagus: Outcomes of 429 patients from a multicenter community practice registry

Endoscopy

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 272-278

  Lyday, W D ^a   Corbett, F S ^b   Kuperman, D A ^b   Kalvaria, I ^b   Mavrelis, P G ^c   Shughoury, A B ^c   Pruitt, R E ^d  

^a Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates   (United States)

^b SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c St Marys Medical Center   (United States)

^d SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; COMMUNITY CARE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER;

AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950448092     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243883     Document Type: Article

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