Successful endoscopic treatment of macroscopically advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma in a high-risk patient
Zuzana Vacková Orcid.org 1, Magdalena Stefanová Orcid.org 2, Inna Tučková Orcid.org 3, Alexandr Pazdro Orcid.org 4, Milan Smejkal Orcid.org 4, Milada Zemanová Orcid.org 5, Julius Špičák Orcid.org 1, Jan Martínek Orcid.org 1,6
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Summary
Combination of endoscopic mucosal resection (orsubmucosal dissection) with radiofrequency ablation is a method of choice for treatment of early esophageal neoplasia. Endoscopic therapy should be preferred for management of patients with intramucosal neoplasia. However, endoscopic treatment should also be considered in patients with more advanced lesions (e.g. superficial submucosal cancer), particularly in those where surgery is an unacceptable risk or contraindicated due to severe comorbidities. We present a case of a successful endoscopic treatment of macroscopically, as well as histologically, advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma in a patient with liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh B. Endoscopic therapy consisted of two sessions of endoscopic mucosal resection and two sessions of radiofrequency ablation.
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Barrett’s oesophagus, radiofrequency ablationTo read this article in full, please register for free on this website.
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