| Title | Photodynamic therapy: esophagus. | | Author(s) | Gossner L | | Institution | HSK, Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany. | | Source | Can J Gastroenterol 2002 Sep; 16(9):642-4. | | MeSH | Barrett Esophagus
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Esophageal Diseases
Esophageal Neoplasms
Humans
Palliative Care
Photochemotherapy
Photosensitizing Agents
| | Abstract | Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive, organ-preserving therapeutic modality, involving three separate components - light, oxygen and a photosensitizing drug. The principles of PDT are described, and the indications for its use are reviewed. Although a widespread clinical application for PDT has not yet emerged, PDT may establish itself as an endoscopic procedure with few or no side effects in the treatment of Barrett's esophagus (high-grade dysplasia and early carcinoma) and, in selected cases, for the treatment of early squamous cell carcinoma. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 12362219 |
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