Review Article

Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation for Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus: A Comprehensive Review

Table 2

Efficacy of radiofrequency ablation for Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia/intramucosal carcinoma.

Author/yearStudy designSettingNumberBE length in cmER before RFA Efficacy
(end of treatment)
Recurrence Complications
CE-D (%)CE-IM (%)D (%)IM (%)

Gondrie et al. 2008 [17]PSSC117 (median)58%91%100%0%0%9% (1 stricture)
Gondrie et al. 2008 [18]PSSC95 (median)55%88.9 %100%0%0%0%
Ganz et al. 2008 [19]RSMC1426 (median)17%80.4%54.3%NRNR0.4 % (1 stricture)
Sharma et al. 2009 [10]PSSC246 (median)8%79%67%NRNR0%
Shaheen et al. 2009 [8]RCTMC425.3 (mean)NR81%74%9.5% (5 stricture, 1 bleeding, 2 chest
Pouw et al. 2010 [11]PSMC248 (median)96%95%88%0%12.5%8% (1 bleeding, 1
Van Vilsteren et al. 2011 [20]RCTMC224 (median)82%96%96%0%0%31.8% (3 bleeding, 3 stenosis, 1 acute nontransmural laceration)
Lyday et al. 2010 [12]RSMC103 (median)10%100%80%NRNR3.9% (9 stricture, 3 bradycardia, 4 bleeding, 1 superficial mucosal injury, 1
Shaheen et al. 2011 [13]RCTMC545.2 (mean)8%92.6%89%7.4%11%10.9% (1 bleeding, 3 chest pain, 9 esophageal
Okoro et al. 2012 [14]RSSC39 (ER+RFA)6.9 (mean)100%74.4%41%NRNR16.6% (10 stricture, 5 chest
8 (RFA)4.5 (mean)0%87.5%87.5%
Bulsiewicz et al. 2013 [15]RSSC1664 (mean)39.2%84.9%78.3%NRNR8.2% (18 stricture, 2
Dulai et al. 2013 [16]RSSCULSBE: 2510.8 (media)88%0%23%21% (7% postablative mucosal tears and 14%   
LSBE: 264.7 (media)84%0%16%
Haidry et al. 2013 [21]RSMC3355.8 (media)49%81%62%6%9%9.3% (30 stricture, 1 perforation)
Strauss et al. 2014 [22]RSMC363.5 (mean)86%89%75%9%27%22% (7 stricture, 1 bleeding)
Perry et al. 2014 [23]RSSC175 (median)53%88%65%17.6%46%0%
Lada et al. 2014 [24]RSSC575.1 (mean)49%79%49%21%7.6%3.8% (2 stricture, 2 chest pain)
Le Page et al. 2015 [25]RSSC365 (median)47.8%97%61%6%NR16% (6 chest pain, 1 stricture, 1 bleeding)

data.
BE: Barrett’s esophagus; ER: endoscopic mucosal resection; RFA: radiofrequency ablation; RCT: randomized controlled trial; PS: prospective study; RS: retrospective study; SC: single center; MC: multicenter; ULSBE: ultra-long segment Barrett’s esophagus; LSBE: long segment Barrett’s esophagus; NR: not reported; CE-D: complete eradication of dysplasia; CE-IM: complete eradication of intestinal metaplasia; D: dysplasia; IM: intestinal metaplasia. : efficacy at end of follow-up.