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Barrett Esophagus
Researchers at Columbia University target barrett esophagus
July 15th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Background and study aims: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has been carried out for high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and intramucosal carcinoma (IMCA) in Barrett's esophagus using two different cap-assisted techniques, the ''inject, suck, and cut'' and the ''band and snare.'' Previous work has demonstrated comparable specimen diameters. However, the two techniques have not been previously compared with respect to depth of resection." "From a database of patients with Barrett's esophagus, we identified 40 consecutive specimens removed using EMR from patients with HGD or IMCA, 20 each from the ''inject, suck, and cut'' and the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-15)
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