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ReviewJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2011

Barrett's esophagus: a review of the literature.

Erin W Gilbert, Renato A Luna, Vincent L Harrison, John G Hunter

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Review in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Diagnosis and Management of Barrett's Esophagus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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  9. Dysplastic Barrett's esophagus.World journal of surgery · 2015
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  10. A review of the epidemiology of Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma.Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology · 2015
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  14. Face Barrett's: esophageal adenocarcinoma affects the young.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2014
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  20. Upper gastrointestinal cancer and reflux disease.Journal of gastric cancer · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erin W GilbertDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Renato A Luna
Vincent L Harrison
John G Hunter
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the premalignant lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) defined as specialized intestinal metaplasia of the tubular esophagus that results from chronic gastroesophageal reflux. Which patients are at risk of having BE and which are at further risk of developing EAC has yet to be fully established. Many aspects of the management of BE have changed considerably in the past 5 years alone. The aim of this review is to define the critical elements necessary to effectively manage individuals with BE. The general prevalence of BE is estimated at 1.6-3% and follows a demographic distribution similar to EAC. Both short-segment (<3 cm) and long-segment (≥3 cm) BE confer a significant risk for EAC that is increased by the development of dysplasia. The treatment for flat high-grade dysplasia is endoscopic radiofrequency ablation therapy. The benefits of ablation for non-dysplastic BE and BE with low-grade dysplasia have yet to be validated. By understanding the intricacies of the development, screening, surveillance, and treatment of BE, new insights will be gained into the prevention and early detection of EAC that may ultimately lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality in this patient population.

Indexed as

Barrett EsophagusCatheter AblationDisease ProgressionEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagoscopyFundoplicationHumansMass ScreeningMetaplasiaMorbidityPrecancerous ConditionsPrevalencePrognosisProton Pump InhibitorsUnited StatesProton Pump Inhibitors

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PMID21461873
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