Circumferential and focal radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of Barrett’s esophagus

References

• Rex DK, Cummings OW, Shaw M et al. Screening for Barrett’s esophagus in colonoscopy patients with and without heartburn. Gastroenterology125, 1670–1677 (2003).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gerson LB, Shetler K, Triadafilopoulos G. Prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus in asymptomatic individuals. Gastroenterology123, 636–639 (2002).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kendall BJ, Whiteman DC. Temporal changes in the endoscopic frequency of new cases of Barrett’s esophagus in an Australian health region. Am. J. Gastroenterol.101, 1178–1182 (2006).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shaheen NJ, Crosby MA, Bozymski EM et al. Is there publication bias in the reporting of cancer risk in Barrett’s esophagus? Gastroenterology119, 333–338 (2000).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Buttar NS, Wang KK, Sebo TJ et al. Extent of high-grade dysplasia in Barrett’s esophagus correlates with risk of adenocarcinoma. Gastroenterology120, 1630–1639 (2001).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Overholt BF, Lightdale CJ, Wang KK et al. Photodynamic therapy with porfimer sodium for ablation of high-grade dysplasia in Barrett’s esophagus: international, partially blinded, randomized Phase III trial. Gastrointest. Endosc.62, 488–498 (2005).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reid BJ, Levine DS, Longton G et al. Predictors of progression to cancer in Barrett’s esophagus: baseline histology and flow cytometry identify low- and high-risk patient subsets. Am. J. Gastroenterol.95, 1669–1676 (2000).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schnell TG, Sontag SJ, Chejfec G et al. Long-term nonsurgical management of Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia. Gastroenterology120, 1607–1619 (2001).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rastogi A, Puli S, El-Serag HB et al. Incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with Barrett’s esophagus and high-grade dysplasia: a meta-analysis. Gastrointest. Endosc.67, 394–398 (2008).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wolfsen HC, Utley DS, Peters JH. In: Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 6th Edition. Yeo CJ, Dempsey DT, Klein AS, Pemberton JH, Peters JH (Eds). Saunders Elsevier, PA, USA 365–373, (2007).
   Google Scholar
• Ganz RA, Utley DS, Stern RA et al. Complete ablation of esophageal epithelium with a balloon-based bipolar electrode: a phased evaluation in the porcine and in the human esophagus. Gastrointest. Endosc.60, 1002–1010 (2004).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Dunkin BJ, Martinez J, Bejarano PA et al. Thin-layer ablation of human esophageal epithelium using a bipolar radiofrequency balloon device. Surg. Endosc.20, 125–130 (2006).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smith CD, Bejarano PA, Melvin WS et al. Endoscopic ablation of intestinal metaplasia containing high-grade dysplasia in esophagectomy patients using a balloon-based ablation system. Surg. Endosc.21, 560–569 (2007).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Sharma VK, Wang KK, Overholt BF et al. Balloon-based, circumferential, endoscopic radiofrequency ablation of Barrett’s esophagus: 1-year follow-up of 100 patients. Gastrointest. Endosc.65, 185–195 (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fleischer DE, Overholt BF, Sharma VK et al. Endoscopic ablation of Barrett’s esophagus: a multicenter study with 2.5 year follow-up. Gastrointest. Endosc. DOI:10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.008 (2008) (Epub ahead of print).
   Google Scholar
• Roorda AK, Marcus SN, Triadafilopoulos G. Early experience with radiofrequency energy ablation therapy for Barrett’s esophagus with and without dysplasia. Dis. Esophagus20, 516–522 (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ganz RA, Overholt BF, Sharma VK et al. Circumferential ablation of Barrett’s esophagus that contains high-grade dysplasia: a U.S. Multicenter Registry. Gastrointest. Endosc.68(1), 35–40 (2008).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sharma VK, Kim HJ, Das A, Dean P, DePetris G, Fleischer DE. A prospective pilot trial of ablation of Barrett’s esophagus with low-grade dysplasia using stepwise circumferential and focal ablation (HALO system). Endoscopy.40(5), 380–387 (2008).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gondrie JJ, Pouw RE, Sondermeijer CM, et al. Stepwise circumferential and focal ablation of Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia: results of the first prospective series of 11 patients. Endoscopy40(5), 359–369 (2008).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gondrie JJ, Pouw RE, Sondermeijer CM et al. Effective treatment of early Barrett’s neoplasia with stepwise circumferential and focal ablation using the HALO system. Endoscopy40(5), 370–379 (2008).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Finkelstein SD, Lyday WD. The molecular pathology of radiofrequency mucosal ablation of Barrett’s esophagus. Gastroenterology134(4), A436 (2008).
   Google Scholar
• Gondrie JJ, Rygiel AM, Sondermeijer C et al. Balloon-based circumferential ablation followed by focal ablation of Barrett’s esophagus containing high-grade dysplasia effectively removes all genetic alterations. Gastroenterology132(Suppl. 1), A64 (2007).
   Google Scholar
• Das A, Wells CD, Fleischer DE et al. Combined modality (circumferential and focal) ablative therapy is a cost-effective (CE) management for non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus (NDBE). Gastrointest. Endosc.65, AB151 (2007).
   Google Scholar
• Inadomi JM, Madanick RD, Somsouk M et al. Radiofrequency ablation is more cost-effective than endoscopic surveillance or esophagectomy among patients with Barrett’s esophagus and low-grade dysplasia. Gastroenterology132 (Suppl. 1), A53 (2007).
   Google Scholar