Volume 118, Issue 4, Pages 670-677 (April 2000) Endoscopic mucosal resection of early cancer and high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus Christian Ell, Andrea May, Liebwin Gossner, Oliver Pech, Erwin Günter, Gerd Mayer, Rolf Henrich, Michael Vieth, Hartmut Müller, Gerhard Seitz, Manfred Stolte Gastroenterology Volume 118, Issue 4, Pages 670-677 (April 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70136-3 Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 EMR. (A) Early Barrett's cancer before therapy. (B) Endosonographically, the tumor is limited to the mucosa. (C) The mucosal tumor was sucked and ligated using the Euroligator device, forming a polyp containing the tumor tissue that was resected using a polypectomy snare. (D) Endoscopic view after EMR. (E) Histologically proven complete resection of a well-differentiated (G1) Barrett's cancer limited to the mucosa. Gastroenterology 2000 118, 670-677DOI: (10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70136-3) Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Patients with suspected EC or HGD in Barrett's esophagus who were referred for endoscopic treatment. APC, argon plasma coagulation. Gastroenterology 2000 118, 670-677DOI: (10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70136-3) Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Life table analysis of the time until CLR was achieved in group A (low risk; solid line) compared with group B (high risk, dotted line) (P = 0.008). Gastroenterology 2000 118, 670-677DOI: (10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70136-3) Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions