Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma

This paper reviews the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with Barrett's esophagus and esophageal carcinoma. We describe the history of PDT, mechanics, photosensitizers for PDT in patients with esophageal disease. Finally, we discuss its utility and limitations in this setting.

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Autores principales: Qumseya, Bashar J., David, Waseem, Wolfsen, Herbert C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2013
Materias:
Focused Review Series: Photodynamic Therapy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23423151
http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2013.46.1.30
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spelling pubmed-35723482013-02-19 Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma Qumseya, Bashar J. David, Waseem Wolfsen, Herbert C. Clin Endosc Focused Review Series: Photodynamic Therapy This paper reviews the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with Barrett's esophagus and esophageal carcinoma. We describe the history of PDT, mechanics, photosensitizers for PDT in patients with esophageal disease. Finally, we discuss its utility and limitations in this setting. The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2013-01 2013-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3572348/ /pubmed/23423151 http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2013.46.1.30 Text en Copyright © 2013 Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Qumseya, Bashar J.
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Wolfsen, Herbert C.
Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma
title Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma
title_full Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma
title_fullStr Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma
title_short Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma
title_sort photodynamic therapy for barrett's esophagus and esophageal carcinoma
topic Focused Review Series: Photodynamic Therapy
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23423151
http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2013.46.1.30
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