Longterm outcome of endoscopic management in elderly patients with Barrett’s oesophagus-associated dysplasia and cancer predicted by Charlson Comorbidity index
Background and objective: The risk of dysplasia and cancer increases with age in Barrett’s oesophagus. Advanced endoscopic therapy such as endoscopic resection and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is indicated in dysplasia and intramucosal cancer, but is associated with higher risks in older patients [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Authors
- B Braden
- X Jie
- S. Biswas
- M. Hey
- T. Hosack
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
- Science Oxford (GB)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/26vzmnrw057
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00