title: Barrett's esophagus: clinical features, obesity, and imaging.
abstract: The following includes commentaries on clinical features and imaging of Barrett's esophagus (BE); the clinical factors that influence the development of BE; the influence of body fat distribution and central obesity; the role of adipocytokines and proinflammatory markers in carcinogenesis; the role of body mass index (BMI) in healing of Barrett's epithelium; the role of surgery in prevention of carcinogenesis in BE; the importance of double-contrast esophagography and cross-sectional images of the esophagus; and the value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, Department of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Building, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Eamonn M M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lenglinger
authors.forename: Joel H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
authors.forename: Hashem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El-Serag
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cicala
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: McCallum
authors.forename: Marc S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines / Q000502:physiology; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines