Endoscopic ablation of Barrett’s esophagus using high power setting argon plasma coagulation: A prospective study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 25 patients¹.

	APC treatment
Age (yr)2	61.7 (34–74)
Male:Female	18:07
Presence of GERD symptoms	15 (60)
Presence of hiatal hernia	24 (96)
Length of BE (mm)2	34 (10–130)
Short-segment BE	14 (56)
Long-segment BE	11 (44)
Type of BE
Type I	13 (52)
Type II	4 (16)
Type III	8 (32)
Presence of low grade dysplasia	3 (12)

¹Number represented in parenthesis are percentages.

²Mean (range).

Table 2 Results of ablation treatment in the 25 patients¹.

	APC treatment
Treatment completed	24 (96)
No. of APC sessions2	1.6 (40)
Single	15 (60)
Two	6 (24)
Three or more	4 (16)
Treatment-related morbidity3	17 (42.5)
Retrosternal pain	9 (22.5)
Fever	7 (17.5)
Dysphagia	2 (5)
Ulcer formation4	2 (5)
Eradication completed	23 (92)

¹Number represented in parenthesis are percentages.

²Mean (total).

³Morbidity was calculated on the total number of treatment sessions.

⁴In one case, ulcer formation was a cause of severe hemorrhage that required admission and endoscopic sclerosis.