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ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2017

Ablation Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus: New Rules for Changing Times.

Nour Hamade, Prateek Sharma

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Review in Current gastroenterology reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Feasibility and effectiveness of laparoscopic transgastric stapler-assisted circumferential esophageal mucosectomy and simultaneous fundoplication in a pig model.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2018
    Article
  3. Review
  4. The evolution of endoscopic therapy for Barrett's esophagus.Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nour HamadeDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, MI, USA.
Prateek SharmaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, MI, USA. psharma@kumc.edu.
University of Kansas · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewIn this review, we discuss different endoscopic techniques in the eradication of Barrett's esophagus (BE) as well as some controversies in the field of treatment. RECENT

findingsPatients with T1a esophageal adenocarcinoma and BE of high-grade dysplasia should undergo endoscopic ablative therapy. The most studied technique to date is radiofrequency ablation. It can be combined with endoscopic mucosal resection in cases containing nodular and flat lesions. Cryotherapy and APC have shown promise with good efficacy and safety profiles so far, but are not mainstream as more studies are needed. Surveillance is still required post-ablation since recurrence is common. Low-grade dysplasia can be treated with either endo-ablative therapy or surveillance. Non-dysplastic BE treatment is controversial and so far, only surveillance is recommended. Research is ongoing to better risk stratify these patients. Our ability to diagnose and treat BE has come a long way in the past few years with the goal of preventing its progression into malignancy. The advent of endoscopic techniques in the eradication of BE has provided a less invasive and safer modality of treatment as compared to surgical esophagectomy. Data in the form of randomized trials and high-volume registries has provided good evidence to support the efficacy of these techniques and their long-term durability.

Indexed as

Catheter AblationAdenocarcinomaBarrett EsophagusCryotherapyDisease ProgressionEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyEsophagoscopyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRegistriesArgon plasma coagulationBarrett’s esophagusCryoablationEndoscopic mucosal resectionRadiofrequency ablation

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PMID28819902
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