Palliation of Dysphagia of Esophageal Cancer - Endoscopic Lumen Restoration

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Palliation of Dysphagia of Esophageal Cancer by Endoscopic Lumen Restoration. This is the case of a 81 year old male with long standing GERD, obesity, his weight of 260 pounds, one month previously presented with dysphagia. Adenocarcinoma that arising from Barrett esophagus is seen. The recanalization of the lumen was achieved with the combination of ablative therapy using Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) and dilation with hydrostatic balloon.

tags: endoscopy dysphagia esophagus

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