Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a condition in which the typical squamous epithelium of the
esophageal mucosa is replaced with columnar intestinal epithelium. 1, 2 BE is a known …

Since the early 1970s, the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) has increased
dramatically in most Western populations while the incidence of esophageal squamous cell …

Oesophageal cancer is a global health problem; in 2018 there were more than 572,000
people newly diagnosed with oesophageal cancer worldwide. There are two main …

Esophageal malignancies are the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the world.
Esophageal cancers represent about 1 percent of the cancers diagnosed in the US, with an …

METHODS A hospital-based case-control study was performed in which 91 cases with EAC
and 244 controls with histologically confirmed BE (> 2 cm) with no dysplasia or low-grade …

Gastric juice that refluxes into the esophagus can injure esophageal squamous epithelium.
When the injury heals through a metaplastic process in which an abnormal columnar …

The public health importance of Barrett's oesophagus lies in its association with
oesophageal adenocarcinoma. The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma has risen at …

Importance Barrett esophagus, a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
predisposes patients to esophageal adenocarcinoma, a tumor that has increased in …

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the strongest risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC),
a malignancy with persistently poor long-term outcomes. EAC is thought to develop through …

Although endoscopic surveillance of patients with Barrett's oesophagus has been widely
implemented, its effectiveness is debateable. The recently reported low annual oesophageal …