Radiofrequency ablation for barrett's esophagus, for whom and by whom?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1256-1258

  Pouw, Roos E ^a   Bergman, Jacques J G H M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DYSPLASIA; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84884353453     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.06.014     Document Type: Editorial

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