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Endoscopic therapy for Barrett′s esophagus
Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is the precursor lesion to esophageal adenocarcinoma. This cancer has undergone a rapid increase in incidence in Western societies in the last 30 years.
Nicholas J. Shaheen
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CONTEXT: Barrett's esophagus is characterized by the presence of goblet cells. However, when alcian-blue is utilized, another type of cells, called columnar blue cells, is frequently present in the distal esophagus of patients with endoscopic evidence of
João Carlos Cantarelli Jr. +5 more
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RACIONAL: A estenose esofágica secundária à ingestão de produtos cáusticos é freqüente no Brasil, principalmente como tentativa de suicídio. O esôfago de Barrett surge como conseqüência do refluxo gastroesofágico crônico.
Nelson Adami Andreollo +4 more
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Barrett esophagus is a metaplastic change in the lining of the distal esophageal epithelium, characterized by replacement of the normal squamous epithelium by specialized intestinal metaplasia. The presence of Barrett esophagus increases the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma several-fold.
Prasad G. Iyer, Vivek Kaul
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Metastatic melanoma in an esophagus demonstrating Barrett esophagus with high grade dysplasia [PDF]
Background Metastatic melanoma involving the esophagus is rare; the occurrence of metastatic melanoma in a background of Barrett esophagus is rarer still.
Nicholas J Shaheen +9 more
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Cancer Risk in Barrett’s Esophagus: A Clinical Review
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is rapidly increasing in incidence and is associated with a poor prognosis. Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is a known precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Nikki Johnston +3 more
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A clinical risk prediction model for Barrett esophagus [PDF]
Barrett esophagus is the only known precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma. As definitive diagnosis requires costly endoscopic investigation, we sought to develop a risk prediction model to aid in deciding which patients with gastroesophageal reflux ...
Kendall, Bradley J +24 more
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Computer-assisted histology for the diagnosis of Barrett s Esophagus
S.171-172Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most com- mon and in the frequency increasing diseases in the western world. In- testinal metaplasia, or Barrett s Esophagus , is a precancerous conditi- on and complication of GERD.
Friedl, S. +7 more
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Progression to cancer in patients with confirmed dysplasia compared to dysplasia downgraded to non-dysplastic metaplasia in Barrett’s esophagus: a retrospective cohort study in Sweden [PDF]
Background/Aims This study aimed to clarify the risk of progression in patients with non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus (NDBE) and patients with confirmed low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and indefinite for dysplasia (IND) after an expert pathologist review of ...
Peter Elbe +6 more
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Barrett's esophagus in childhood [PDF]
This study describes the clinical, radiologic, esophageal function test, endoscopic, and histologic findings of Barrett's esophagus in 11 children aged 6-14 yr. All had long-standing symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, which had begun in the first year of life in 10 of the 11.
E, Hassall, W M, Weinstein, M E, Ament
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