Endoscopic therapy of Barrett's oesophagus: critical review

Barrett's oesophagus is known as one of the most important risk factor of o esophageal adenocarcinoma. Because of the increasing incidence of these lat ter, many endoscopic methods such as argon plasma coagulation, photodynamic therapy or endoscopic mucosal resection are now in evaluation in order to eradicate Barrett's oesophagus or to treat dysplasia and early cancers aris ing from this metaplasia. The aim of this paper is to comment these techniques and discuss their usef ulness.