Garcia Montes C, Brandalise N A, Deliza R, Servidoni M F, Ferraz J G, Magalhães A F
Endoscopy Unit of the Gastrocentro, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Unicamp, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Pediatr Surg. 1998 May;33(5):747-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90207-x.
The authors report a case of a 13-year-old girl with Barrett's esophagus who underwent antireflux surgery and was subsequently treated with endoscopic thermal coagulation using bipolar electrocoagulation. Follow-up endoscopy 15 months after completion of the endoscopic therapy showed normal esophageal mucosa without intestinal metaplasia. Longer follow-up is needed to assess the long-term effects of endoscopic treatment of the Barrett's mucosa with thermal coagulation, and this procedure should still be considered under investigation.
