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ArticleTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology2009

Endoluminal Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus: Current and Future Prospects.

Michael S Smith, Charles J Lightdale

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Article in Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael S SmithAssistant Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, 3401 North Broad Street, 8PP, Zone "C", Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA Michael.Smith3@tuhs.temple.edu.
Charles J Lightdale
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USTemple University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endoluminal treatment of Barrett's esophagus has become the preferred option for initial intervention for advanced neoplasia without invasive carcinoma. Data from abstracts presented at Digestive Disease Week 2008 provide greater insight into optimal use of existing techniques and an early look at potential next generation therapies. Results from the AIM Dysplasia trial describe a larger study with longer post-treatment surveillance highlighting the efficacy and tolerability of radiofrequency ablation, while early results from liquid nitrogen cryotherapy studies suggest a potential to obtain similar eradication results with very high tolerability. Endoscopic resection, despite its risks, remains a popular option for focal as well as more widespread resection of Barrett's mucosa. Additional abstracts highlight novel approaches to ablation and resection. Enhanced imaging techniques and molecular marker analysis also appear to improve treatment outcomes. However, time and further studies of combined approaches to diagnosis and eradication are necessary to optimize treatment algorithms.

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Barrett's esophagusesophageal cancertherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID21180554
PMCPMC3002534
OpenAlexW2019625482

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