Open AccessUsefulness of argon plasma coagulation for superficial esophageal squamous cell neoplasia in patients at high risk or with limited endoscopic resectability
Author(s) -
Yo Kubota,
Satoshi Tanabe,
Kenji Ishido,
Takafumi Yano,
Teruaki Wada,
Akinori Watanabe,
Mizutomo Azuma,
Chikatoshi Katada,
Wasaburo Koizumi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the turkish journal of gastroenterology/the turkish journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2148-5607
pISSN - 1300-4948
DOI - 10.5152/tjg.2020.19329
Subject(s) - medicine , argon plasma coagulation , adverse effect , chemoradiotherapy , surgery , endoscopy , radiation therapy , gastroenterology
Endoscopic resection is the standard treatment for superficial esophageal squamous-cell neoplasia (SESCN). However, we encounter patients in whom endoscopic resection is difficult to perform. We retrospectively studied the usefulness of argon plasma coagulation (APC) in patients with SESCN.