Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sampliner, Richard E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
• Series: Clinical Gastroenterology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Endoscopic Therapy is emerging as the preferred therapy for early neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus. This volume provides the key decision making factors in determining endoscopic therapy for an individual patient. All current techniques and complications of ET are provided including, photodynam...

Table of Contents:

• New Technologies for Imaging of Barrett’s Esophagus
• Argon Plasma Coagulation in Barrett’s Esophagus: The Most Widely Available Technique
• Radiofrequency Ablation for Eradication of Barrett’s Esophagus: A Description of the Endoscopic Technique, Its Clinical Results, and Future Prospects
• Decision Making in Ablation: Disease, Patients, and Institutional Factors
• Multipolar Electrocoagulation (MPEC): An Early, Widely Available Technique
• Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Barrett’s Esophagus: Endoscopic Surgery
• Combination – Multimodal Therapy
• Photodynamic Therapy (PDT): The Best-Validated Technique
• Cryoablation of Barrett’s Esophagus
• Cost-Effectiveness of Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett’s Esophagus.