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Minimally invasive treatments for Barrett's esophagus
Jing-Yang Liu, Bing-Rong Liu
Jing-Yang Liu, Bing-Rong Liu, Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Haerbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China
Correspondence to: Liu-Bing Rong, Chief Physician, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China. liubingrong@medmail.com.cn
Received: September 13, 2012 Revised: September 19, 2012 Accepted: November 2, 2012 Published online: December 28, 2012
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has been rising in recent years. Barrett's esophagus (BE) is widely considered the precursor of invasive adenocarcinoma. High-grade dysplasia (HGD) in BE is the critical step before invasive esophageal adenocarcinoma. Currently, numerous minimally invasive treatments for BE with HGD are available; however, there have been no clear-cut guidelines for a large number of patients due to the individualization of therapy and the absence of long-term outcome evaluation. This review briefly summarizes currently available minimally invasive therapeutic modalities for BE and compares their therapeutic outcomes, with an aim to aid in the choice of the appropriate treatment.
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