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Barrett’s Esophagus

Emerging Evidence for Improved Clinical Practice

  • 1st Edition - March 28, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Douglas Pleskow, Tolga Erim
  • Language: English

Barrett’s Esophagus: Emerging Evidence for Improved Clinical Practice is a comprehensive reference on the treatment and new imaging modalities of Barrett’s Esophagus for researche… Read more

Description

Barrett’s Esophagus: Emerging Evidence for Improved Clinical Practice

 is a comprehensive reference on the treatment and new imaging modalities of Barrett’s Esophagus for researchers, clinicians, and scholars. Each chapter is composed from the perspective of investigators who summarize the data as well as the reasoning behind why those studies were conceived.

In addition, the future directions of research are discussed within each chapter, providing insights from the investigators. Research questions are described, and cutting-edge applications are explained. Each chapter contains clinical scenarios to highlight the directions in which the research is, and should be, heading.

Key features

  • Provides a perspective into the research behind Barrett’s Esophagus
  • Emphasizes the emerging technologies in surveillance and treatment of Barrett’s
  • Features clinical scenarios to highlight the directions in which research is, and should be, heading
  • Includes coverage of current guidelines and discussions on where these guidelines fall short

Readership

Gastroenterology Researchers and Gastroenterologists.

Table of contents

Chapter 1. A disease entity is identifiedChapter 2. Fluctuating risk factors and epidemiologyChapter 3. Metaplasia and dysplasia in Barrett’s esophagusChapter 4. Genetics of Barrett’s and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: implications for prevention, diagnosis and treatment Chapter 5. Biomarkers in Barrett’s and Esophageal AdenocarcinomaChapter 6. Diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagusChapter 7. Screening and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagusChapter 8. Enhanced Imaging of the Esophagus: Spectroscopy Chapter 9. Enhanced Imaging of the Esophagus : Optical Coherence Tomography Chapter 10. Enhanced Imaging of the Esophagus : Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Chapter 11. History of ablative therapies for Barrett’s and superficial adenocarcinoma Chapter 12. Radiofrequency ablation Chapter 13. Cryospray ablationChapter 14. Endoscopic surgical therapiesChapter 15. Chemoprevention of Barrett’s and AdenocarcinomaChapter 16. Post treatment surveillance, risk for recurrence of Barrett’s and adenocarcinoma after treatment

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 29, 2016
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Douglas Pleskow

Dr. Pleskow’s major research interests have been the study of serologic markers in pancreatic disease, therapeutic pancreaticobiliary endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound. He pioneered the endoscopic placement of gold markers in patients with pancreaticobiliary malignancy to facilitate Cyberknife therapy. He and his colleagues have worked closely on the endoscopic treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Barrett’s esophagus. Dr. Pleskow is also an active and influential member of the NPF (National Pancreas Foundation) board and its Executive Committee. He has also previously served as Executive Director and currently presides over the Scientific Advisory Committee and sits on the Grant Review Council. Dr. Pleskow holds board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology).
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Colon Cancer Center; Co-Director, GI Endoscopy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians; Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA

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Tolga Erim

Dr. Erim is currently the Director of Endoscopy at Cleveland Clinic Florida. His major clinical interests are Barrett's esophagus, minimally invasive mucosal resection techniques, therapeutic pancreaticobiliary endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound.
Affiliations and expertise
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL, USA

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