THE VALUE OF AUTOFLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPY FOR THE DETECTION OF EARLY BARRETT*S CANCER
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Barrett's cancer1001799010017991
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Patients age >= 18 years scheduled for endoscopy because of recently diagnosed random HGD/EC lesions in Barrett*s Esophagus.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients unable or unwilling to give informed consent
* Coagulopathy uncorrected at the time of endoscopy or thrombocytopenia (<50 x 109 / l thrombocytes)
* Patients with active reflux esophagitis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The number of detected HGD/EC lesions in Barrett*s Esophagus in the FQRB by use<br /><br>of video endoscopy compared to the number of detected lesion by the<br /><br>autofluorescence guided targeted biopsy specimens. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1) The number of biopsy specimens needed to detect one HGD/EC lesion by the use<br /><br>of AFE guided biopsy specimens.<br /><br>2) The number of biopsy specimens needed to detect one HGD/EC lesion by the use<br /><br>of video endoscopy FQRB.<br /><br>3) Duration of the procedure for WLE, AF endoscopy and video endoscopy.</p><br>