Open AccessMultifocal Cryoballoon Ablation for Eradication of Barrett's Esophagus-Related Neoplasia: A Prospective Multicenter Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Marcia Irene Canto,
Arvind J. Trindade,
Julian A. Abrams,
Michael Rosenblum,
John A. Dumot,
Amitabh Chak,
Prasad G. Iyer,
David L. Diehl,
Harshit S. Khara,
F Scott Corbett,
Matthew McKinley,
Eun Ji Shin,
Irving Waxman,
Anthony Infantolino,
Christina Tofani,
Jason Samarasena,
Kenneth J. Chang,
Bingkai Wang,
John R. Goldblum,
Lysandra Voltaggio,
Elizabeth Montgomery,
Charles J. Lightdale,
Nicholas J. Shaheen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000822
Subject(s) - medicine , dysplasia , barrett's esophagus , intestinal metaplasia , radiofrequency ablation , clinical trial , esophagus , endoscopic mucosal resection , biopsy , gastroenterology , ablation , radiology , adenocarcinoma , endoscopy , cancer
Ablation of Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the preferred approach for the treatment of neoplasia without visible lesions. Limited data on cryoballoon ablation (CBA) suggest its potential clinical utility. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of CBA in a multicenter study of patients with neoplastic BE.