Barrett's esophagus: the changing management.
An estimated 700,000 persons in the United States currently have this disease, which is often preceded by gastroesophageal reflux and may progress to adenocarcinoma. Questions posed in management include: Which patients merit endoscopic surveillance? And in which is medical therapy or surgery appropriate?
Lichtenstein
G R
GR
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Crooks
G W
GW
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology*; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged