[Endoscopic diagnostics and treatment of early neoplasia of the esophagus].

Authors

Fabian Dario Rodriguez-Monaco, Ralf Hildenbrand, Franz Ludwig Dumoulin

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Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany). Aug 19, 2026. Epub Aug 19, 2026.

Abstract

Endoscopic diagnostics and treatment of early esophageal neoplasia have achieved considerable progress in recent years. For Barrett's esophagus-associated neoplasia, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) are available, followed by ablation of residual Barrett's epithelium to reduce the risk of metachronous neoplasia. The use of ESD is becoming increasingly more important due to higher en bloc and R0 resection rates and enables precise histopathological diagnostics. For squamous cell neoplasia ESD is the preferred resection technique. After noncurative resection, additional surgical treatment or chemoradiotherapy is recommended; however, emerging data suggest that adjuvant chemoradiotherapy could represent an oncologically equivalent alternative to esophageal resection in selected patients. Current research priorities include optimizing endoscopic screening, including non-endoscopic pretests and artificial intelligence (AI)-based image analysis as well as the extension of organ-preserving treatment concepts through adjuvant treatment strategies.

PMID:
42616056
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 20 Aug 2026.

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