Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29720850›Full record

ReviewAnnals of gastroenterology

Diagnosis and treatment of superficial esophageal cancer.

Maximilien Barret, Frédéric Prat

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Review in Annals of gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. [Treatment recommendations for early esophageal cancer : Endoscopic and surgical options].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021
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  19. Modeling the Cost-effectiveness of Esophageal Cancer Screening in China.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maximilien BarretDepartment of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France.
Frédéric PratDepartment of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France.
Hôpital Cochin · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endoscopy allows for the screening, early diagnosis, treatment and follow up of superficial esophageal cancer. Endoscopic submucosal dissection has become the gold standard for the resection of superficial squamous cell neoplasia. Combinations of endoscopic mucosal resection and radiofrequency ablation are the mainstay of the management of Barrett's associated neoplasia. However, protruded, non-lifting or large lesions may be better managed by endoscopic submucosal dissection. Novel ablation tools, such as argon plasma coagulation with submucosal lifting and cryoablation balloons, are being developed for the treatment of residual Barrett's esophagus, since iatrogenic strictures still hamper the development of extensive circumferential resections in the esophagus. Optimal surveillance modalities after endoscopic resection are still to be determined. The assessment of the risk of lymph-node metastases, as well as of the need for additional treatments based on qualitative and quantitative histological criteria, balanced to the patient's condition, requires a dedicated multidisciplinary team decision process. The need for trained endoscopists, expert pathologists and surgeons, and specialized multidisciplinary meetings underlines the role of expert centers in the management of superficial esophageal cancer.

Indexed as

Barrett’s esophagusearly adenocarcinomaendoscopic resectionendoscopic submucosal dissectionradiofrequency ablationsquamous cell carcinomaSuperficial esophageal neoplasm

Identifiers

PMID29720850
PMCPMC5924847
OpenAlexW2790068712

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