ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY FOR BARRETT'S OESOPHAGUS

Endoscopic Therapy of Early Carcinoma of the Oesophagus

BACKGROUND Oesophageal cancer is a comparatively rare disease in the Western world. Prognosis is highly dependent on the choice of treatment. Early stages can be treated by endoscopic resection, whereas surgery needs to be performed in the case of advanced carcinomas. Technical progress has enabled high-definition endoscopes and technical add-ons which help the endoscopist in finding fine irreg...

Whole genome methylation analysis of non-dysplastic Barretts oesophagus that progresses to invasive cancer

Objective: To investigate differences in methylation between patients with nondysplastic Barretts’ oesophagus who progress to invasive adenocarcinoma and those that do not. Design: A whole genome methylation interrogation using the Illumina HumanMethylation 450 array of patients with non-dysplastic Barrett’s Oesophagus who either develop adenocarcinoma or remain static, with validation of findi...

Combined Endoscopic Examination of Oesophagus, Stomach, and Duodenal Bulb

Since the introduction by Hirschowitz in the year 1958 of fibre optics into the field of endoscopy1, oesophagoscopy and gastroscopy have attained an undreamed of popularity as diagnostic methods. It is now possible to observe directly all the regions of the stomach, to photograph and film them, and to obtain biopsy samples under direct visual control. Colour television makes possible the demons...

Endoscopic Detection and Eradication of Dysplastic Barrett's Oesophagus

The oesophagus in lichen planus: an endoscopic study.

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