title: Barrett's esophagus: endoscopic treatments II.
abstract: The following on endoscopic treatments of Barrett's esophagus includes commentaries on animal experiments on cryotherapy; indications for cryotherapy, choice of dosimetry, number of sessions, and role in Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma; recent technical developments of RFA technology and long-term effects; the comparative effects of diverse ablation procedures and the rate of recurrence following treatment; and the indications for treatment of dysplasia and the role of radiofrequency ablation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Greenwald
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lightdale
authors.forename: Julian A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Horwhat
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chuttani
authors.forename: Srinadh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komanduri
authors.forename: Melissa P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Upton
authors.forename: Henry D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Appelman
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sontag
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000628:therapy*; D017679:Cryotherapy; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care