Endoscopic Screening and Surveillance for Barrett's Esophagus – Clinical Implications

ABSTRACT: There is now a clear causal relationship between symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux and esophageal adenocarcinoma (Lagergren et al, 1999). The risk factor is now identified as Barrett's metaplasia (Solaymani et al, 2004). Chronic reflux results in Barrett's metaplastic change, a...

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Main Authors: Barr, Hugh, Kendall, Catherine, Bazant-Hegemark, Florian, Moayyedi, Paul, Shetty, G., Stone, Nicholas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medscape 2006
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MedGenMed Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1785170/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16926827
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