Histology assessment of bipolar coagulation and argon plasma coagulation on digestive tract

Table 1 Involvement of digestive wall layers by argon plasma coagulation in the esophagus

Time	1 s			3 s			5 s
Power setting	50 W	70 W	90 W	50 W	70 W	90 W	50 W	70 W	90 W
Energy amount	50 J	70 J	90 J	150 J	210 J	270 J	250 J	350 J	450 J
M int	89%	-	78%	89%	-	89%	78%	-	89%
M M	67%	-	56%	89%	-	89%	78%	-	89%
M P	0%	-	11%	0%	-	0%	11%	-	0%

M int: Intermediate mucosa; MM: Muscularis mucosa; MP: Muscularis própria; J: Joule.