Circumferential Balloon-based Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus With Dysplasia Can Be Simplified, yet Efficacy Maintained, by Omitting the Cleaning Phase

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  van Vilsteren, Frederike G I ^a   Phoa, K Nadine ^a   Alvarez Herrero, Lorenza ^b   Pouw, Roos E ^a   Sondermeijer, Carine M T ^a   van Lijnschoten, Ineke ^c   Seldenrijk, Kees A ^b   Visser, Mike ^a   Meijer, Sybren L ^a   van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I ^a   Weusten, Bas L A M ^b   Schoon, Erik J ^c   Bergman, Jacques J G H M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical Trial; Comparison; Endoscopy; Radiofrequency Ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84876735595     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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