Endoscopy for diagnosis and treatment in esophageal cancers: high-technology assessment.

Abstract

The following, from the 12th OESO World Conference: Cancers of the Esophagus, includes commentaries on the endoscopic tools to recognize squamous cell dysplasia; confocal laser endomicroscopy for Barrett's esophagus; confocal microscopy in the cancer patient; optical coherence tomography in the assessment of subsquamous Barrett's metaplasia; endoscopic mucosal resection for high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus; HALO in the treatment of squamous dysplasia; and the use of fluorescence in situ hybridization to detect dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in patients with Barrett's esophagus.

• Authors: Junichi Akiyama, Srinadh Komanduri, Vani J A Konda, Hiroshi Mashimo, Sabrena Noria, George Triadafilopoulos
• Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (Ann N Y Acad Sci) Vol. 1325 Pg. 77-88 (Sep 2014) ISSN: 1749-6632 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25266017 (Publication Type: Congress)
• Copyright: © 2014 New York Academy of Sciences.

Topics

• Animals
• Esophageal Neoplasms (diagnosis, therapy)
• Esophagoscopy (methods)
• Humans
• Microscopy, Confocal (methods)
• Paris
• Technology Assessment, Biomedical (methods)
• Tomography, Optical Coherence (methods)
• Treatment Outcome