Circumferential cryoablation in a strictured esophagus: a feasibility and dose-finding study in a porcine model after inducing stenosis by endoscopic mucosal resection

Diseases of the Esophagus : Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Dirk W SchölvinckB L Weusten

Abstract

In the treatment of early esophageal Barrett's neoplasia, radiofrequency ablation may be hindered by stenosis due to prior endoscopic resection (ER). The flexible balloon-based circumferential CryoBalloon Ablation System (CBAS) may overcome this problem by the conformability of the compliant balloon which might enable circumferential cryoablation in a stenosis. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the feasibility of the CBAS as well as the dose-response effect of cryoablation in a strictured esophagus model. In six pigs, a stenosis was induced by ER (3 cm in length, 75% of circumference) in the proximal, mid, and distal esophagus. After 28 days, cryoablation with the CBAS was performed, with the length of ablation time (6, 8, or 10 seconds) randomly assigned per stricture location within the esophagus. Four days post-ablation, the esophagi were harvested for histopathological assessment of the percentage of the total circumference affected by cryoablation and the maximum depth of necrosis. At 28 days, all 18 ER areas had transformed into strictures with ±50% of its original diameter remaining. In 9 of 18 strictures, more than one attempt for cryoablation was necessary due to displacement of the balloon. Histopathologica...Continue Reading

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