Video Tip: Best Practices and Quality Indicators for Endoscopic Eradication Therapy of Barrett’s Esophagus | April 2021-Video Tip: Best Practices and Quality Indicators

Video Tip: Best Practices and Quality Indicators

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Raman Muthusamy, the Medical Director of Endoscopy for the UCLA Health System, discusses best practices and quality indicators for endoscopic eradication therapy for Barrett's esophagus. The therapy involves a combination of resection and ablative techniques to remove all Barrett's epithelium. The most common techniques used for ablation include radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, and argon plasma coagulation. Resection techniques include endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for larger lesions. Dr. Muthusamy explains the importance of pH control and the need for pre-procedure and post-procedure metrics to ensure the success of endoscopic eradication therapy.

Keywords

endoscopic eradication therapy

Barrett's esophagus

resection techniques

ablation techniques

pH control