... to HGD or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) among patients with BE-LGD treated with RFA versus endoscopic surveillance. Methods: The primary outcome was to compare the risk of progression to HGD or EAC among patients with BE-LGD treated with RFA versus endoscopic surveillance. Results: Four comparative...

.... Esophageal adenocarcinoma Barrett esophagus Narrow band imaging The incidence of esophageal and esophagogastric junctional (EGJ) adenocarcinoma has increased in Western countries since the 1970s [ 1-4 ], and in Japan the proportion of adenocarcinoma at the EGJ among operated gastric adenocarcinoma...

..., who otherwise develop esophageal adenocarcinoma at the rate of 6% per year. Endoscopic therapy is often curative for mucosal neoplasms in Barrett's esophagus because the risk of lymph node metastases is only 1-2%. American gastroenterologists generally do not recommend endoscopic therapy for patients...

... progression towards esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). The mechanisms whereby acid exposure causes BE are not completely revealed and the potential role of esophageal acid exposure in carcinogenesis is unclear as well. Since acid exposure is thought to play an important role in the progression of BE, therapies...

...Amnon Sonnenberg Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is comprised of a spectrum of related disorders, including hiatal hernia, reflux disease with its associated symptoms, erosive esophagitis, peptic stricture, Barrett’s esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Besides multiple...

...G. Cengia; G. Missale; L. Minelli; V. Villanacci; E. Rossi; R. Cestari Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is a complication of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and is the precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA), through a progression from intestinal metaplasia (IM), through high-grade...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Barrett’s esophagus Esophageal adenocarcinoma Gastroesophageal reflux...

..., significance, and possible association with other esophageal diseases. We report our observations of such gastric metaplasias in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma or Barrett’s esophagus and high-grade dysplasia. Methods: All patients having Barrett’s esophagus and adenocarcinoma referred for photodynamic...

...Gary W. Falk Dig Dis 2000;18:27 42 Unresolved Issues in Barrett s Esophagus in the New Millennium Gary W. Falk Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Key Words Barrett s esophagus W Esophageal adenocarcinoma...

... and improving treatment requires careful classification of EGJ tumors. A recent consensus conference recognized three types of EGJ adenocarcinomas: distal esophageal, cardia, and subcardia gastric. Distal esophageal adenocarcinomas are associated with Barrett’s esophagus. Heilcobacter pylori infection may play...

... esophagus leading to more effective surveillance and treatment. 6 4 1998 Barrett’s esophagus Esophageal adenocarcinoma Oncogenes Tumor-suppressor genes Growth factors Cell-adhesion molecules Dig Dis 1998;16:63 80 Rebecca C. Fitzgerald George Triadafilopoulos Gastroenterology Section...