Patient decision-making and clinical outcomes following endoscopic therapy or esophagectomy for Barrett’s neoplasia

Autor: Robert Lockwood, Elissa Ozanne, Chin Hur, Patrick Yachimski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Endoscopy International Open, Vol 05, Iss 11, Pp E1128-E1135 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2364-3722
2196-9736
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-118096
Popis: Background and study aims The objective of this study was to assess patient involvement in decision-making, decision confidence, and decision regret among patients who had undergone endoscopic eradication therapy (EET) or esophagectomy for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) associated neoplasia. Patients and methods Patients with BE high grade dysplasia or intramucosal (T1a) adenocarcinoma who had undergone EET or esophagectomy were invited to complete a survey. Results The cohort included 50 subjects, 70 % (35/50) of whom had undergone EET and 30 % (15/50) of whom had undergone esophagectomy. Subjects who underwent esophagectomy were more likely to report post-treatment dysphagia (47 % vs 14 %, P = 0.03), post-treatment dietary modification (73 % vs 6 %, P
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