Quality of life in patients with various Barrett's esophagus associated health states
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2006 Background The management of Barrett's esophagus (BE), particularly high grade dysplasia (HGD), is an area of much debate and controversy. Surgical esophagectomy, intensive endoscopic surveillance and mucosal ablative techniques, especially photodynamic ...
Nishioka Norman S +3 more
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Ultrahigh speed endoscopic swept source optical coherence tomography using a VCSEL light source and micromotor catheter [PDF]
, 2014 We developed an ultrahigh speed endoscopic swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for clinical gastroenterology using a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and micromotor based imaging catheter, which provided an imaging speed ...
Ahsen, Osman Oguz +14 more
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Automated Creak Identifies Laryngeal Dystonia During Conversational Speech
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This study evaluated whether automated creak distinguished speakers with adductor laryngeal dystonia (AdLD), muscle tension dysphonia (MTD), and those without voice disorders during conversational speech. Automated creak estimates were able to differentiate speakers with AdLD from MTD and controls with similar performance across different types of ...
Daria A. Dragicevic +13 more
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Bacterial Composition of the Human Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome Is Dynamic and Associated with Genomic Instability in a Barrett's Esophagus Cohort. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased nearly five-fold over the last four decades in the United States. Barrett's esophagus, the replacement of the normal squamous epithelial lining with a mucus-secreting columnar epithelium, is ...
Alevtina Gall +10 more
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Image-Guided Biopsy in the Esophagus through Comprehensive Optical Frequency Domain Imaging and Laser Marking: A Study in Living Swine [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Random biopsy esophageal surveillance can be subject to sampling errors, resulting in diagnostic uncertainty. Optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) is a high-speed, 3-dimensional endoscopic microscopy technique.
Bouma, Brett +8 more
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Many policymakers are unwilling, or think that it is infeasible, to perform comprehensive cost–benefit analysis (CBA) of programmes in social policy arenas. What principles actually underlie CBA? An understanding is necessary to assess whether other evaluation methods are close enough to CBA to provide useful information on social efficiency ...
Aidan R. Vining, Anthony E. Boardman
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Association of Visceral Fat Area, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption with Reflux Esophagitis and Barrett's Esophagus in Japan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Central obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of visceral fat area and other lifestyle factors with reflux esophagitis or Barrett's esophagus in Japanese ...
Juntaro Matsuzaki +8 more
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Esophageal cancer's 100 most influential manuscripts: a bibliometric analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Bibliometric analysis highlights key topics and publications that have shaped the understanding and management of esophageal cancer (EC). Here, the 100 most cited manuscripts in the field of EC are analyzed.
Brown, Joshua +5 more
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Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Barrett's esophagus is the known precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), a cancer with poor prognosis. While endoscopic surveillance detects early dysplasia and prevents progression, most Barrett's esophagus patients do not progress to EAC, leading to invasive and costly surveillance.
Ravi Vissapragada +6 more
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Prevalence and modern aspects of the treatment of patients with Barrett’s esophagus
Медицинский совет, 2018 The article analyzes the prevalence and principles in treatment of Barrett’s esophagus. The prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus varies widely from region to region of the world and has ethnic differences.
V. V. Tsukanov +5 more
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