Endoscopy 2004; 36(10): 909-912
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825830
Case Report
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Squamous Reepithelialization after Circumferential Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Superficial Carcinoma Arising in Barrett’s Esophagus

H.  Satodate1 , H.  Inoue1 , N.  Fukami1 , A.  Shiokawa2 , S.-E.  Kudo1
  • 1Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
  • 2Dept. of Pathology, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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Publication History

Submitted 19 August 2003

Accepted after Revision 30 April 2004

Publication Date:
28 September 2004 (online)

Recent reports on the results of endoscopic ablation of Barrett’s mucosa have been promising, particularly when total mucosal ablation is coupled with aggressive acid-suppression treatment using high-dose proton-pump inhibitor therapy. There is also a considerable literature on reepithelialization after ablative treatments in Barrett’s esophagus. This report describes a case of multifocal superficial adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett’s mucosa that was successfully treated with total circumferential endoscopic mucosal resection, with a subsequent follow-up of more than 2 years. This is the first report describing the process of squamous reepithelialization after endoscopic mucosal resection in Barrett’s esophagus.

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H. Satodate, M. D.

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