title: Barrett's esophagus: surveillance and reversal.
abstract: The following on surveillance and reversal of Barrett's esophagus (BE) includes commentaries on criteria for surveillance even when squamous epithelium stains normally with a variety of biomarkers; the long-term follow-up of surgery versus endoscopic ablation of BE; the recommended surveillance intervals in patients without dysplasia; the sampling problems related to anatomic changes following fundoplication; the value of tissue spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography; the cost-effectiveness of biopsy protocols for surveillance; the quality of life of Barrett's patients; and risk stratification and surveillance strategies.
authors.affiliation: UK Barrett's Oesophagus Registry, UCL, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Christine P J
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Caygill
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dvorak
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Triadafilopoulos
authors.forename: Valter Nilton
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Horwhat
authors.forename: Joo Ha
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Melissa P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Upton
authors.forename: Xingde
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nandurkar
authors.forename: Lauren B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Gerson
authors.forename: Gary W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence