Search Results - "Wolfsen, H. C."

Endoscopic tri-modal imaging for detection of early neoplasia in Barrett's oesophagus: a multi-centre feasibility study using high-resolution endoscopy, autofluorescence imaging and narrow band imaging incorporated in one endoscopy system by Curvers, W L, Singh, R, Song, L-M Wong-Kee, Wolfsen, H C, Ragunath, K, Wang, K, Wallace, M B, Fockens, P, Bergman, J J G H M

“…To investigate the diagnostic potential of endoscopic tri-modal imaging and the relative contribution of each imaging modality (i.e. high-resolution endoscopy…”
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Measuring Barrett’s Epithelial Thickness with Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy as a Biomarker to Guide Treatment by Levink, I. J. M., Wolfsen, H. C., Siersema, P. D., Wallace, M. B., Tearney, G. J.

“…Background Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment outcomes vary for unknown reasons. One hypothesis is that variations in Barrett’s epithelial thickness (BET)…”
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Clinical experience of patients undergoing photodynamic therapy for Barrett's dysplasia or cancer by Wolfsen, H. C., Hemminger, L. L., Wallace, M. B., DeVault, K. R.

“…Summary Introduction : Barrett's oesophagus is the most important risk factor in the increase in incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Photodynamic therapy…”
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Mucosal morphology in Barrett's esophagus: interobserver agreement and role of narrow band imaging by Curvers, W L, Bohmer, C J, Mallant-Hent, R C, Naber, A H, Ponsioen, C I, Ragunath, K, Singh, R, Wallace, M B, Wolfsen, H C, Song, L-M Wong Kee, Lindeboom, R, Fockens, P, Bergman, J J

“…We have recently proposed a classification of mucosal morphology in Barrett's esophagus based on three criteria: regularity of mucosal pattern, regularity of…”
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A comparison of high definition-image enhanced colonoscopy and standard white-light colonoscopy for colorectal polyp detection by Gross, S A, Buchner, A M, Crook, J E, Cangemi, J R, Picco, M F, Wolfsen, H C, DeVault, K R, Loeb, D S, Raimondo, M, Woodward, T A, Wallace, M B

“…Colonoscopy is widely used to detect and remove precancerous polyps, but fails to detect some polyps. Recent studies evaluating different image-enhanced…”
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Quality of life following radiofrequency ablation of dysplastic Barrett's esophagus by Shaheen, N J, Peery, A F, Hawes, R H, Rothstein, R I, Spechler, S J, Galanko, J A, Campbell, M, Carr, C, Fowler, B, Walsh, J, Siddiqui, A A, Infantolino, A, Wolfsen, H C

“…The impact of the diagnosis and treatment of dysplastic Barrett's esophagus on quality of life (QoL) is poorly understood. This study assessed the influence of…”
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Successful oesophageal pH monitoring with a catheter‐free system by Ward, E. M., Devault, K. R., Bouras, E. P., Stark, M. E., Wolfsen, H. C., Davis, D. M., Nedrow, S. I., Achem, S. R.

“…Summary Background : Traditional catheter‐based oesophageal pH testing is limited by patient discomfort and the tendency for patients to alter their diet and…”
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Review article: the non-inherited gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes by WARD, E. M, WOLFSEN, H. C

“…The non-inherited gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes represent a group of rare disorders characterized by the presence of multiple, non-adenomatous polyps on…”
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Photodynamic therapy for esophageal diseases: a clinical update by Prosst, R L, Wolfsen, H C, Gahlen, J

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a "drug and device" therapy that combines the use of a photosensitizing agent and a photosensitizer (a drug that selectively…”
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Reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus by Panossian, A M, Wolfsen, H C

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Photodynamic therapy and Endoscopic mucosal resection for Barrett's dysplasia and early esophageal adenocarcinoma by WOLFSEN, H. C, HEMMINGER, Lois L, RAIMONDO, Massimo, WOODWARD, Timothy A

“…Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic ablation with porfimer sodium photodynamic therapy (PDT) have recently been combined to improve the accuracy…”
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Polypoid Barrett's high-grade dysplasia in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis: a unique association by Wolfsen, H C

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Diffuse colonic polyposis detected at screening colonoscopy: mantle-cell lymphoma by Wolfsen, H C, Achem, S R

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Photodynamic therapy in gastroenterology: current status in the year 2000 by Wolfsen, H C

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the interaction between a photosensitizing agent and light, in the presence of oxygen, to produce photodamage to target…”
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Fine-needle aspiration of peritumoral lymph nodes in esophageal cancer with endobronchial ultrasound by Noh, K W, Wallace, M B, Pascual, J M, Wolfsen, H C, Raimondo, M, Woodward, T A

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Effects of preceding endoscopic mucosal resection on the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation for treatment of Barrett's esophagus: results from the United States Radiofrequency Ablation Registry by Li, N., Pasricha, S., Bulsiewicz, W. J., Pruitt, R. E., Komanduri, S., Wolfsen, H. C., Chmielewski, G. W., Corbett, F. S., Chang, K. J., Shaheen, N. J.

“…Summary The effects of preceding endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) on the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for treatment of nodular…”
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Multicenter study on the diagnostic performance of multiframe volumetric laser endomicroscopy targets for Barrett’s esophagus neoplasia with histopathology correlation by Struyvenberg, M R, de Groof, A J, Kahn, A, Weusten, B L A M, Fleischer, D E, Ganguly, E K, Konda, V J A, Lightdale, C J, Pleskow, D K, Sethi, A, Smith, M S, Trindade, A J, Wallace, M B, Wolfsen, H C, Tearney, G J, Meijer, S L, Leggett, C L, Bergman, J J G H M, Curvers, W L

“…Abstract Volumetric laser endomicroscopy (VLE) has been shown to improve detection of early neoplasia in Barrett’s esophagus (BE). However, diagnostic…”
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Safety and efficacy of endoscopic spray cryotherapy for esophageal cancer by Tsai, F. C., Ghorbani, S., Greenwald, B. D., Jang, S., Dumot, J. A., McKinley, M. J., Shaheen, N. J., Habr, F., Wolfsen, H. C., Abrams, J. A., Lightdale, C. J., Nishioka, N. S., Johnston, M. H., Zfass, A., Coyle, W. J.

“…Summary Although surgery is traditionally the standard of care for esophageal cancer, esophagectomy carries significant morbidity. Alternative endoscopic…”
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Outcome of long benign esophageal strictures undergoing endoscopictherapy: a tertiary center experience by Pang, M, Bartel, M J, Brand, E C, Brahmbhatt, B, Patel, K, Simons-Linares, C R, Wolfsen, H C, Raimondo, M, Wallace, M B, Woodward, T A

“…COMPLEX BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES ARE DEFINED BY LENGTH (≥2 CM), SMALL DIAMETER, AND STRICTURE ANGULATION OR TORTUOSITY. THE LONG-TERM COURSE OF COMPLEX…”
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Novel endosonographic findings in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome by Ward, E M, Wolfsen, H C, Raimondo, M

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