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Barrett Esophagus
New barrett esophagus research from D.B. Schembre and co-researchers described
May 20th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Endoscopic therapies for early neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus may be a viable alternative to esophagectomy. Our purpose was to compare endoscopic therapy and esophagectomy." "Retrospective review from a single institution. A medium-sized tertiary referral center. Patients and interventions: All patients with Barrett's esophagus and dysplasia or intramucosal carcinoma treated by photodynamic therapy (PDT), EMR, or argon plasma coagulation (APC) or esophagectomy with curative intent from May 1998 until November 2005. Survival, progression to cancer, eradication of dysplasia and Barrett's esophagus, major and minor...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-20)
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