"Acetic Acid Chromoendoscopy in Barrett's Esophagus Surveillance

Summary

Neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus could be missed during routine random biopsies. We propose a study using chromoendoscopy with Acetic Acid to increase the yield of biopsies in detecting neoplasia.

Timeline

Start

2017-03-10

Primary completion

2018-07-30

Completion

2018-07-30

Publications

• Background Longcroft-Wheaton G, Duku M, Mead R, Poller D, Bhandari P. Acetic acid spray is an effective tool for the endoscopic detection of neoplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Oct;8(10):843-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.06.016. Epub 2010 Jun 30.
• Background Tholoor S, Bhattacharyya R, Tsagkournis O, Longcroft-Wheaton G, Bhandari P. Acetic acid chromoendoscopy in Barrett's esophagus surveillance is superior to the standardized random biopsy protocol: results from a large cohort study (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Sep;80(3):417-24. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.01.041. Epub 2014 Apr 6.

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