Radiofrequency ablation is effective for the treatment of high-grade dysplasia in Barretts esophagus after failed photodynamic therapy

Endoscopy

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 627-630

  Dunn, J M ^a   Banks, M R ^b   Oukrif, D ^a   MacKenzie, G D ^a   Thorpe, S ^a   Rodriguez Justo, M ^a   Winstanley, A ^a   Bown, S G ^a   Novelli, M R ^a   Lovat, L B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PHOTOFRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959584742     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256443     Document Type: Article

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