Indications for Endoscopic Neodymium-YAG Laser Treatment in the Gastrointestinal Tract Twelve Years' Experience

Kiefhaber, P.

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“…Appropriate patient selection is important as the incidence of esophageal perforation can be significant [Dellon et al 2010]. Laser has classically been used to recanalize malignant obstructions in the gastrointestinal tract [Kiefhaber, 1987]. Use of laser in benign esophageal strictures has not been reported earlier.…”

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Multi-disciplinary approach for management of refractory benign occlusive esophageal strictures

Singhal

Hasan

Cohen

et al. 2013

Therap Adv Gastroenterol

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Multi-disciplinary approach for management of refractory benign occlusive esophageal strictures

Singhal

Hasan

Cohen

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Therap Adv Gastroenterol

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“…Ablation with the neodymium : yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd : YAG) laser or argon plasma coagulation are alternative methods for the rapid removal of large numbers of small polyps from segments of the colon [364][365][366][367][368]. In experienced hands, these techniques are efficacious, rapid, and relatively safe; complications occur in about 5% of cases [368].…”

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Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Polyps of the Colon and Rectum

Macrae

Young

2008

Textbook of Gastroenterology

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Epidemiology PrevalenceInformation on the prevalence of polyps comes from autopsy studies and from colonoscopic surveys, which are of a much smaller scale. Autopsy studies generally show a higher prevalence of polyps and adenomas than endoscopic studies. Prevalence rates vary considerably between gender (males more common), ethnic groups, and countries, and reflect the rates of colorectal cancer in those population groups (see Chapter 63). In the United States, autopsy studies suggest an overall polyp prevalence of up to 50% [6,7], but colonoscopic surveys suggest no more than 40% [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. In autopsy studies, fixation of the colon and careful use of a magnifying glass allow detection of small polyps that are more readily missed during colonoscopy [16][17][18][19][20].More than 90% of polyps detected at colonoscopy are epithelial in origin, that is, adenomas or hyperplastic polyps, and 75% of these are adenomas [8][9][10][11][12][13]. In the case of diminutive epithelial polyps (less than 5 mm), about half are hyperplastic [14,15].Age is the major determinant of adenoma prevalence [6,7]. Size at detection also increases with age [20]. Colorectal adenomas are uncommon in patients younger than 30 years of age. Anatomical distributionStudies show that colorectal adenomas are more common in the distal colon and rectum, similar to the distribution of colorectal cancer (see Chapter 63). Distribution, however, relates to size. Small adenomas are more uniformly distributed throughout the entire colon, whereas large adenomas (greater than 1 cm) show a distal predominance [7,8,21,22].

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Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Thai

Leung

2015

Yamada' S Textbook of Gastroenterology

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Indications for Endoscopic Neodymium-YAG Laser Treatment in the Gastrointestinal Tract Twelve Years' Experience

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

Multi-disciplinary approach for management of refractory benign occlusive esophageal strictures

Multi-disciplinary approach for management of refractory benign occlusive esophageal strictures

Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Polyps of the Colon and Rectum

Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

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