Open AccessEndoscopic mucosal resection of Barrett’s esophagus detects high prevalence of subsquamous intestinal metaplasia
Author(s) -
Patrick Yachimski,
Chanjuan Shi,
James C. Slaughter,
M. Kay Washington
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v5.i12.590
Subject(s) - medicine , intestinal metaplasia , barrett's esophagus , endoscopic mucosal resection , esophagus , gastroenterology , stage (stratigraphy) , metaplasia , chromoendoscopy , dysplasia , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , endoscopy , adenocarcinoma , cancer , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , paleontology , biology
To report the prevalence of Subsquamous intestinal metaplasia (SSIM) in patients undergoing endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for staging of Barrett's esophagus (BE).