title: Barrett's esophagus: the changing management.
abstract: 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?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Crooks
mesh_terms: 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