Articles
Computer-assisted Analysis of Brush Biopsy Specimens in the Detection of Esophageal Dysplasia and Barretts Esophagus
Highly prevalent in the US population, Barrett’s esophagus (BE), is felt to be a consequence of chronic reflux disease and is a precursor of...
Endoscopic Ultrasound A Review
Reference Section a report by William R Brugge, MD Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate...
Esophageal Stents
The use of stents for esophageal diseases has evolved greatly over the past 30 years. The first endoscopically placed endoprostheses were stiff...
Fifty Years of the World Gastroenterology Organisation
In parallel with these organizational developments, the field of gastroenterology itself has witnessed tremendous progress. Who could have envisaged...
GERD The Potential for Endoscopic Intervention
Reference Section a report by George Triadafilopoulos, MD, DSc, FACP, FACG Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of...
Helicobacter Pylori and Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseAre the Issues Resolved?
Helicobacter (H.) pylori’s role in gastric ulcer disease and duodenal ulcer disease is firmly established, and it has been widely accepted as a...
High-frequency Endoscopic Ultrasonography
Advances in ultrasound technology led to transducer miniaturization in the 1980s that, in turn, led to highfrequency probes that could be passed into...
Palliation of Dysphagia in Esophageal Cancer
Introduction Patients with limited or locally advanced esophageal cancer are best treated with surgical resection, with or without pre-operative...
Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett s Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia or Early Adenocarcinoma
PDT is a photochemical ablative therapy that utilizes a combination of: a photosensitizing drug; light of specific wavelength and power; and ...
Photodynamic Therapy for Oesophageal Cancer and Dysplasia
The aim of PDT in the oesophagus is the targeted local destruction of abnormal cancerous or precancerous tissue. It is a minimally invasive therapy,...
Photodynamic Therapy for Oesophageal Carcinoma
Unfortunately, many patients are declined surgery because of advanced age, significant co-morbidities or advanced disease that requires palliation...
The Argon Plasma Coagulator
The argon plasma coagulator (APC) is a device that uses argon gas for the delivery of a monopolar electrical current to a target tissue.The APC...
The Role of Radiotherapy in Curative-intent Management of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
There are numerous familiar oncological contexts where curative-intent surgery is augmented by the use of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy as...
Treatment of Barrett s Oesophageal Epithelium
Management of Reflux Symptoms There are no pathognomic symptoms for BE. Many patients have a long history of heartburn, while up to 25% of patients...
Treatment of Barretts Oesophageal Epithelium
The main aims of treatment for Barrett’s oesophageal epithelium (BE) are to provide effective control of reflux symptoms and to detect...
Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Reference Section a report by Gauri R Varadhachary, MD and James L Abbruzzese, MD, FACP Assistant Professor, and Chairman, Department of...
