Follow-up of Barrett's epithelium after ablation by endoscopic argon plasma coagulation.
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چکیده
We read with interest the article by Schultz et al.1 on ablation of nondysplastic Barrett's epithelium by endoscopic argon plasma coagulation in combination with high-dose omeprazole. Using APC and acid suppression with 120 mg/day of omeprazole, they obtained complete ablation of Barrett's epithelium in all but 1 of their 70 patients and, adapting the acid suppression to obtain cumulative reflex time of less than 7% per 24 hours, they did not observe relapse of Barrett's epithelium after a median follow-up of 12 months.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
دوره 54 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001