What is it about?
The purpose of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of pre-operative biopsies in patients who undergo ER for high-grade dysplasia (HGD) or early adenocarcinoma (EAC) in Barrett’s oesophagus (BE) and the cardia.
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Why is it important?
The diagnostic accuracy of oesophageal biopsies alone in predicting final pathology in Barrett’s dysplasia is only 61% in our study. If the indication for ablation is based only on biopsies, the risk of ablating cancer and providing the wrong treatment to the patient is considerable.
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This page is a summary of: Oesophageal biopsies are insufficient to predict final histology after endoscopic resection in early Barrett’s neoplasia, United European Gastroenterology Journal, October 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2050640615626320.
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