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New endoscopic imaging techniques for improved detection of early neoplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagusJacques Bergman
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 6:343-5. 2004
Is endoscopic balloon dilation for removal of bile duct stones associated with an increased risk for pancreatitis or a higher rate of hyperamylasemia?J J Bergman
Dept of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Endoscopy 33:416-20. 2001..We studied the rate of pancreatitis and asymptomatic hyperamylasemia after endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) for removal of bile duct stones...
New developments in the endoscopic surveillance of Barrett's oesophagusJ J G H M Bergman
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gut 54:i38-42. 2005....
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagusJ J G H M Bergman
Dept of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Endoscopy 37:8-18. 2005..This review summarizes the most important articles in the field of GERD and Barrett's esophagus that have been published in peer-reviewed journals during the last year that are relevant to the practicing endoscopist...
Diagnosis and therapy of early neoplasia in Barrett's esophagusJacques J G H M Bergman
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 21:466-71. 2005..In the last 2 years, several studies have been published that will change the management of patients with Barrett's esophagus. In this review, we will discuss the most relevant studies as well as future prospects in this field...
Endoscopic treatment of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and early cancer in Barrett oesophagusJacques J G H M Bergman
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 19:889-907. 2005....
[Barrett's esophagus: endoscopic treatment of high-grade dysplasia and early cancer]J J Bergman
afd Maag, Darm en Leverziekten, Academisch Medisch Centrum, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 147:2275-81. 2003..Data from long-term follow-up are still limited. Strict endoscopic surveillance will probably detect metachronic abnormalities in an early and still curable stage, creating a new opportunity for endoscopic treatment...
Latest developments in the endoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus: an overview of the year's literatureJ J G H M Bergman
Dept of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Endoscopy 38:122-32. 2006..Finally, histopathological studies are needed in order to detect risk factors for an adverse outcome after endoscopic treatment for early neoplasia in Barrett's patients...
Ablating Barrett's metaplastic epithelium: are the techniques ready for clinical use?J J G H M Bergman
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gut 55:1222-3. 2006
The endoscopic diagnosis and staging of oesophageal adenocarcinomaJacques J G H M Bergman
Oesophageal Research Team, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 20:843-66. 2006..In addition, it may be important if the choice for specific treatment protocols (e.g. neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy) depends on lymph node status...
Chromoendoscopy and narrow-band imaging compared with high-resolution magnification endoscopy in Barrett's esophagusWouter Curvers
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastroenterology 134:670-9. 2008....
Tailored therapy for early Barrett's lesionsJ J B van Lanschot
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Br J Surg 92:791-2. 2005
A "crackleware" oesophagusM Westerterp
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, Suite G4 123, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
J Clin Pathol 58:1325-7. 2005..The term "crackleware" oesophagus was used to describe this entity, which has not been described previously in the English literature...
Novel imaging modalities in the detection of oesophageal neoplasiaW L Curvers
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 22:687-720. 2008..In addition, real-time histopathology during endoscopy has become possible with endocytoscopy and confocal endomicroscopy. The clinical value of these techniques needs to be ascertained in the coming years...
A prospective randomized study of hydrophilic polymer-coated polyurethane versus polyethylene stents in distal malignant biliary obstructionA M van Berkel
Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology C2 220, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Endoscopy 35:478-82. 2003..We compared the patency rates with this new stent with the standard Amsterdam-type polyethylene (PE) stent in a prospective randomized trial...
Endoscopic tri-modal imaging for detection of early neoplasia in Barrett's oesophagus: a multi-centre feasibility study using high-resolution endoscopy, autofluorescence imaging and narrow band imaging incorporated in one endoscopy systemW L Curvers
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gut 57:167-72. 2008..e. high-resolution endoscopy (HRE), autofluorescence imaging (AFI) and narrow-band imaging (NBI)) for the detection of early neoplasia in Barrett's oesophagus...
Surveillance history of endoscopically treated patients with early Barrett's neoplasia: nonadherence to the Seattle biopsy protocol leads to sampling errorF P Peters
Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dis Esophagus 21:475-9. 2008..This underlines the importance of obtaining an adequate number of biopsies during surveillance endoscopies...
Autofluorescence-based detection of early neoplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagusMohammed Kara
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dig Dis 22:134-41. 2004
Endoscopic cap resection for treatment of early Barrett's neoplasia is safe: a prospective analysis of acute and early complications in 216 proceduresF P Peters
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dis Esophagus 20:510-5. 2007..Most complications become apparent immediately during the procedure and can be managed endoscopically. Bleeding after the endoscopic resection procedure and severe acute complications (i.e., perforations) are rare (2%)...
Characterization of tissue autofluorescence in Barrett's esophagus by confocal fluorescence microscopyM A Kara
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dis Esophagus 20:141-50. 2007....
[Current surveillance policy for Barrett's oesophagus in the Netherlands]W L Curvers
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd Maag, Darm en Leverziekten, Meibergdreef9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 151:1879-84. 2007..To gain more insight into current surveillance and treatment of patients with Barrett's oesophagus with the aim of developing new guidelines...
Stepwise radical endoscopic resection versus radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's oesophagus with high-grade dysplasia or early cancer: a multicentre randomised trialFrederike G I van Vilsteren
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gut 60:765-73. 2011..The aim of this study was to compare the safety of stepwise radical ER (SRER) versus focal ER followed by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for complete eradication of BO containing HGD/EC...
Gene expression profile comparison of Barrett's esophagus epithelial cell cultures and biopsiesJ W P M van Baal
Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dis Esophagus 21:628-33. 2008....
The effect of oral administration of ursodeoxycholic acid and high-dose proton pump inhibitors on the histology of Barrett's esophagusA Bozikas
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dis Esophagus 21:346-54. 2008....
COX-2 CA-haplotype is a risk factor for the development of esophageal adenocarcinomaLeon M G Moons
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Gastroenterol 102:2373-9. 2007..Neoplastic progression of BE towards EAC is associated with increased expression of COX-2. Increased COX-2 expression and enzyme activity is linked to the COX-2 CA haplotype, which consists of two gene polymorphisms in the COX-2 promoter...
An ex vivo readout for evaluation of dendritic cell-induced autologous cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses against esophageal cancerFrancesca Milano
Department of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cancer Immunol Immunother 56:1967-77. 2007..Additionally, we demonstrated that the use of autologous tumor RNA as a strategy for raising cytotoxic responses against multiple tumor antigens could be effective for treating esophageal cancer...
Stepwise radical endoscopic resection of the complete Barrett's esophagus with early neoplasia successfully eradicates pre-existing genetic abnormalitiesFemke P Peters
Laboratory of Experimental Internal Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Gastroenterol 102:1853-61. 2007..The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate whether genetic abnormalities as found in the Barrett's segment before radical resection are effectively eradicated and absent in the neosquamous epithelium...
Histologic evaluation of resection specimens obtained at 293 endoscopic resections in Barrett's esophagusFemke P Peters
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 67:604-9. 2008..Evidence-based selection criteria for endoscopic resection (ER) of Barrett's neoplasia are scarce...
A comparative analysis by SAGE of gene expression profiles of esophageal adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinomaJantine W P M van Baal
Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cell Oncol 30:63-75. 2008..The results could suggest that the BE expression profile is closer related to normal squamous esophagus then to EA. In addition, several uniquely expressed genes are identified...
Cytokeratin and CDX-2 expression in Barrett's esophagusJantine W P M van Baal
Center for Experimental Molecular Medicine in Amsterdam, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Scand J Gastroenterol 43:132-40. 2008..The objective of this study was to determine the specificity of CDX-2 and a set of cytokeratins (CKs) as specific markers for BE as compared with normal squamous esophageal and gastric cardia tissue...
Gains and amplifications of c-myc, EGFR, and 20.q13 loci in the no dysplasia-dysplasia-adenocarcinoma sequence of Barrett's esophagusAgnieszka M Rygiel
Laboratory of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1380-5. 2008..Gains of the loci might be of value as prognostic markers because they are already present in nondysplasia cases and may precede the later event of the amplification as observed in high-grade dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma...
Assessment of chromosomal gains as compared to DNA content changes is more useful to detect dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus brush cytology specimensAgnieszka M Rygiel
Center for Experimental Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, The Netherlands
Genes Chromosomes Cancer 47:396-404. 2008..FISH detects chromosomal gains in early stages of BE and represents a valuable adjunct to conventional cytology to detect dysplasia or EAC...
A prospective randomized trial of Tannenbaum-type Teflon-coated stents versus polyethylene stents for distal malignant biliary obstructionAnne Marie van Berkel
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 16:213-7. 2004..We compared the patency of a TTC stent with a conventional polyethylene (PE) stent in a prospective randomized trial...
Conscious sedation for EUS of the esophagus and stomach: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial comparing midazolam with placeboPeter I Bonta
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 57:842-7. 2003..Patients prefer intravenous administration of midazolam. Assessment of anxiety before EUS may indicate whether administration of midazolam can improve tolerance for the individual patient...
Follow-up for high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagusMohammed A Kara
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 13:513-33, viii. 2003..Furthermore, the article will also discuss endoscopic techniques currently available for surveillance of these patients and make recommendations regarding surveillance intervals and the optimal biopsy protocol...
Gene therapy for esophageal carcinoma: the use of an explant model to test adenoviral vectors ex vivoWillem A Marsman
Department of Experimental Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cancer Gene Ther 11:289-96. 2004..The transduction was limited and localized in specific cells. RGD-targeted adenovirus did not show an improved transduction in this system...
Prediction of appropriateness of local endoscopic treatment for high-grade dysplasia and early adenocarcinoma by EUS and histopathologic featuresChristianne J Buskens
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 60:703-10. 2004..These data can be used to identify patients for whom local endoscopic treatment may be appropriate...
Endoscopic treatment of high-grade dysplasia and early stage cancer in Barrett's esophagusFemke P Peters
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Laser Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 61:506-14. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic therapy is safe and effective for selected patients with early stage neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus...
A randomized crossover study comparing light-induced fluorescence endoscopy with standard videoendoscopy for the detection of early neoplasia in Barrett's esophagusMohammed A Kara
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 61:671-8. 2005..False-positive lesions had a significantly higher rate of acute inflammation than random biopsy specimens. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, LIFE did not improve the detection of HGD or EC in patients with BE compared with SE...
Endoscopic video autofluorescence imaging may improve the detection of early neoplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagusMohammed A Kara
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 61:679-85. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that video AFI may improve the detection of HGD/EC in patients with BE...
A comparative analysis by SAGE of gene expression profiles of Barrett's esophagus, normal squamous esophagus, and gastric cardiaJantine W P M van Baal
Laboratory of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastroenterology 129:1274-81. 2005....
Detection and classification of the mucosal and vascular patterns (mucosal morphology) in Barrett's esophagus by using narrow band imagingMohammed A Kara
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 64:155-66. 2006....
Endoscopic video-autofluorescence imaging followed by narrow band imaging for detecting early neoplasia in Barrett's esophagusMohammed A Kara
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastrointest Endosc 64:176-85. 2006..With NBI, detailed inspection of the surface patterns can be performed. This combination may increase the accuracy of detecting HGIN in BE...
Stepwise radical endoscopic resection is effective for complete removal of Barrett's esophagus with early neoplasia: a prospective studyFemke P Peters
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Gastroenterol 101:1449-57. 2006..Use of APC should be limited to prevent buried Barrett's mucosa. Methods for prevention of stenosis should be developed...
Efficient automated assessment of genetic abnormalities detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization on brush cytology in a Barrett esophagus surveillance populationAgnieszka M Rygiel
Department of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cancer 109:1980-8. 2007....
Comparison of kinome profiles of Barrett's esophagus with normal squamous esophagus and normal gastric cardiaJantine W P M van Baal
Department of Cell Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Cancer Res 66:11605-12. 2006..These unique findings provide novel insight in the pathogenesis of Barrett's esophagus that will ultimately help to resolve the increasing problem of Barrett's esophagus and prevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma...
Endoscopic resection for treatment of mucosal Barrett's cancer: time to swing the pendulumJacques J G H M Bergman
Gastrointest Endosc 65:11-3. 2007
Radiofrequency energy ablation of Barrett's esophagus: the best is yet to come!Jacques J G H M Bergman
Gastrointest Endosc 65:200-2. 2007
Multiband mucosectomy for endoscopic resection of Barrett's esophagus: feasibility study with matched historical controlsFemke P Peters
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 19:311-5. 2007....
An improved protocol for generation of immuno-potent dendritic cells through direct electroporation of CD14+ monocytesFrancesca Milano
Department of Experimental Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Immunol Methods 321:94-106. 2007..This improved method may represent an attractive approach for RNA-based DC immunotherapy...
Multimodality imaging in Barrett's esophagus: looking longer, seeing better, and recognizing moreWouter L Curvers
Gastroenterology 135:297-9. 2008
Bone morphogenetic protein 4 expressed in esophagitis induces a columnar phenotype in esophageal squamous cellsFrancesca Milano
Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gastroenterology 132:2412-21. 2007..In this study, the role of the BMP pathway in the metaplastic transformation of normal squamous cells into columnar cells was examined...
The development and validation of an endoscopic grading system for Barrett's esophagus: the Prague C & M criteriaPrateek Sharma
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gastroenterology 131:1392-9. 2006..We aimed to develop and validate explicit, consensus-driven criteria for the endoscopic diagnosis and grading of BE...
