Journal article
In vivo microscopic examination of the esophagus for the detection of cancer before liver transplantation in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.
- Dumonceau JM Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geneva University Hospitals, 24 Rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. jmdumonceau@hotmail.com
- Giostra E
- Genta R
- Mentha G
- Rubbia-Brandt L
- Hadengue A
- 2006-03-11
Published in:
- Endoscopy. - 2006
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Coloring Agents
Esophageal Neoplasms
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Esophagoscopes
Esophagoscopy
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
Liver Transplantation
Male
Methylene Blue
Microscopy
Middle Aged
English
Esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma is relatively common in alcohol and tobacco abusers, and it can develop rapidly after liver transplantation. We report the early detection of an esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis, diagnosed during the pre-enlistment work-up that he was undergoing before liver transplantation. This lesion had not been detected at standard endoscopy, but was well characterized using in vivo staining and microscopic examination with an "endocytoscopy" system.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1055/s-2005-921158
- PMID 16528658
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.rero.ch/global/documents/191646
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