Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of endoscopic low-pressure liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy in the esophagus

  1. Bruce D. Greenwald1,*,
  2. John A. Dumot2,
  3. J. David Horwhat3,
  4. Charles J. Lightdale4,
  5. Julian A. Abrams4

Article first published online: 9 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2009.00991.x

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Diseases of the Esophagus

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 13–19, January 2010

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Greenwald, B. D., Dumot, J. A., Horwhat, J. D., Lightdale, C. J. and Abrams, J. A. (2010), Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of endoscopic low-pressure liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy in the esophagus. Diseases of the Esophagus, 23: 13–19. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2009.00991.x

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  1. 1

    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland;

  2. 2

    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio;

  3. 3

    Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC;

  4. 4

    Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA

*Bruce D. Greenwald, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 22 South Greene Street, Rm N3W62, Baltimore, MD 21201-1595, USA. Email: bgreenwa@medicine.umaryland.edu

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     GreenwaldHorwhatAbramsLightdaleDumot
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  1. Issue published online: 20 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 9 JUN 2009

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