This article covers some new areas of development in esophageal surgery. Specific topics include reviews of long-term outcomes after laparoscopic antireflux surgery, the use of surgically placed implantable device for…
Heartburn is the most common symptom associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease, and life-long proton pump inhibitor therapy is often required to control symptoms. Antireflux surgery is an alternative, but there…
Accumulating evidence highlights the promising results seen with endoscopic spray cryotherapy in the treatment of dysplasia associated with Barrett esophagus and esophageal carcinoma. Published studies show that the success of…
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a novel and promising treatment modality for treatment of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) with high-grade dysplasia or early carcinoma. RFA can be used as a single-modality therapy…
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a drug and device therapy using photosensitizer drugs activated by laser light for mucosal ablation. Porfimer sodium PDT has been used extensively with proven long-term efficacy…
Advanced cancer in the esophagus is a serious and fatal disease that invades locally to deeper layers of the esophageal wall with significant risk of nodal metastasis and invasion of…
Numerous endoscopic imaging modalities have been developed and introduced into clinical practice to enhance diagnostic capabilities. In the past, detection of dysplasia and carcinoma of the esophagus has been dependent…
This introductory article summarizes decades of research from many dedicated gastrointestinal endoscopists. It provides a background to Barrett esophagus (BE), exploring the risk of progression to dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma….
This article describes the steps involved in establishing a screening computed tomographic colonography (CTC) practice and integrating that practice within a gastroenterology practice. The standard operating procedures followed at the…
Computed tomography colonography (CTC) has the potential to become a major component of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs and to have a significant effect on CRC prevention. This article describes…
