Radiofrequency Ablation in Barrett's Esophagus with Dysplasia

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Authors

Nicholas J. Shaheen · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Prateek Sharma · University of Kansas Medical Center

Bergein F. Overholt

Herbert C. Wolfsen · Jacksonville College

Richard E. Sampliner · Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

Kenneth K. Wang · WinnMed

Joseph A. Galanko · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

In patients with dysplastic Barrett's esophagus, radiofrequency ablation was associated with a high rate of complete eradication of both dysplasia and intestinal metaplasia and a reduced risk of disease progression. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00282672.)

Topics & Keywords

Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Esophageal and GI Pathology Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 360, Issue 22, pp. 2277-2288

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0808145

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