Endoscopic Circumferential Ablation Promising For Barrett's Esophagus With High-grade Dysplasia
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
A multi-center US registry study examining the treatment of Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia showed that in 92 patients treated with endoscopic circumferential ablation who had at least one follow-up biopsy session, 90.2 percent were free of HGD at an average of one-year follow-up. This registry is the first to report on the use of circumferential ablation for BE HGD. The study appears in the July issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.