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Review
. 2015 Dec 25;7(19):1311-7.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i19.1311.

Endoscopic options for treatment of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus

R Brooks Vance  1 , Kerry B Dunbar  1
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Review

Endoscopic options for treatment of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus

R Brooks Vance et al. World J Gastrointest Endosc. .

Abstract

Recent advances in the endoscopic treatment of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus (BE) have allowed endoscopists to provide effective and durable eradication therapies. This review summarizes the available endoscopic eradication techniques for dysplasia in patients with BE including endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, photodynamic therapy, argon plasma coagulation, radiofrequency ablation and cryotherapy.

Keywords: Barrett’s esophagus; Dysplasia; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Endoscopic therapy; Endoscopy; Photodynamic therapy; Radiofrequency ablation.

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Histopathology pictures. A: White-light endoscopic image of long segment BE; B: White-light endoscopic image of BE with nodular mucosa found to be HGD; C: Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) stain of Barrett’s mucosa; D: HE of Barrett’s mucosa with LGD; E: Barrett’s mucosa with HGD. Histopathology pictures courtesy of Purva Gopal, MD, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. HGD: High-grade dysplasia; LGD: Low-grade dysplasia; BE: Barrett’s esophagus.
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