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Endosc Int Open 2016; 04(07): E795
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-109610
Letter to the editor
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Endoscopic restoration of the esophagus

Yaseen Perbtani
1   Department of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
,
Alejandro L. Suarez
2   Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
,
Mihir S. Wagh
3   Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado, Denver, United States
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Mihir S. Wagh, MD, FACG, FASGE.
Interventional Endoscopy
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Colorado
1635 Aurora Court, F735
Aurora, CO 80045
USA   
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submitted 13 May 2016

accepted after revision 30 May 2016

Publication Date:
19 July 2016 (online)

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We thank Mavrogenis et al. [1] for their interest in our publication [2], and their remarks on our published paper. We realize that there are novel techniques continuously being developed for the treatment of complete esophageal obstruction (CEO), including our dissection technique, Per-Oral Endoscopic Tunneling for Restoration of the Esophagus (POETRE) [3] referenced in our paper [2]. We congratulate the authors on their recent description of a successful technique using endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for CEO. Unfortunately our manuscript [2] was submitted for publication around the same time that the report from Mavrogenis and colleagues was published online [1] and hence it was not included in our references. The omission was not intentional, and was due to the timing of submission of our manuscript.


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  • References

  • 1 Mavrogenis G, Moreels TG, Chevaux JB et al. Recanalization of a complete postradiation esophageal obstruction with endoscopic submucosal dissection techniques. Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 81: 1476
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  • 2 Perbtani Y, Suarez AL, Wagh MS. Emerging techniques and efficacy of endoscopic esophageal reconstruction and lumen restoration for complete esophageal obstruction. Endosc Int Open 2016; 4: E136-142
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  • 3 Wagh MS, Yang D, Chavalitdhamrong D et al. Per-oral endoscopic tunneling for restoration of the esophagus (POETRE). Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 80: 330 Epub 2014 Jun 11
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Corresponding author

Mihir S. Wagh, MD, FACG, FASGE.
Interventional Endoscopy
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Colorado
1635 Aurora Court, F735
Aurora, CO 80045
USA   
Phone: +1-720-848-2786   
Fax: +1-720-848-2749   

  • References

  • 1 Mavrogenis G, Moreels TG, Chevaux JB et al. Recanalization of a complete postradiation esophageal obstruction with endoscopic submucosal dissection techniques. Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 81: 1476
    CrossrefPubMedSearch in Google Scholar
  • 2 Perbtani Y, Suarez AL, Wagh MS. Emerging techniques and efficacy of endoscopic esophageal reconstruction and lumen restoration for complete esophageal obstruction. Endosc Int Open 2016; 4: E136-142
    Thieme ConnectPubMedSearch in Google Scholar
  • 3 Wagh MS, Yang D, Chavalitdhamrong D et al. Per-oral endoscopic tunneling for restoration of the esophagus (POETRE). Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 80: 330 Epub 2014 Jun 11
    CrossrefPubMedSearch in Google Scholar

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