ArticleGastroenterology & hepatology2008
Barrett esophagus: perspectives on its diagnosis and management in asian populations.
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- Clinicopathological Characteristics of Superficial Barrett's Adenocarcinoma in a Japanese Population: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Article
- Achalasia and esophageal cancer: a large database analysis in Japan.Journal of gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Barrett's Epithelium Shown by Endoscopic Observations with Linked Color Imaging in Subjects with Different H. pylori Infection Statuses.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Article
- Relationship between Barrett's esophagus and colonic diseases: a role for colonoscopy in Barrett's surveillance.Journal of gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Barretts's carcinogenesis.Pathology international · 2019Article
- Circular stripes were more common in Barrett's esophagus after acetic acid staining.BMC gastroenterology · 2018Article
- The impact of flexible endoscopy in esophageal surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2017Review
- Circumferential Locations of Different Shapes of Short-segment Barrett's Esophagus.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2017Article
- Trajectories of endoscopic Barrett esophagus: Chronological changes in a community-based cohort.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Influence of metabolic syndrome on upper gastrointestinal disease.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2016Review
- Impairment of secondary peristalsis in Barrett's esophagus by transnasal endoscopy-based testing.World journal of gastroenterology · 2014Article
- Management of early-stage esophageal neoplasia (MESEN) consensus.World journal of surgery · 2014Article
- The Prevalence of Barrett's Esophagus in Outpatients with Dyspepsia in Shaheed Beheshti Hospital of Kashan.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2013Article
- Interobserver reliability in the endoscopic diagnosis and grading of Barrett's esophagus: an Asian multinational study.Endoscopy · 2010Article
- Barrett's esophagus in Japanese patients: its prevalence, form, and elongation.Journal of gastroenterology · 2008Article
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Abstract
Barrett esophageal cancer has the fastest growing incidence of any cancer in Western countries. In Asian countries, most cases of esophageal cancer consist of squamous cell carcinomas, not adenocarcinomas. Recently, however, the increase in the number of Barrett esophagus cases with subsequent Barrett cancer has become worrisome in Asian countries, as the number of patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease has been increasing in these countries. In this review, recent reports regarding Barrett esophagus in Asian countries have been collected and this problem is discussed from various perspectives. In Asia, long-segment Barrett esophagus is much less prevalent than in Western countries, whereas short-segment Barrett esophagus is frequently found. In epidemiologic studies, evaluation of the prevalence of Barrett esophagus is limited by poor interob-server diagnostic agreement. Standard criteria for the endoscopic diagnosis of Barrett esophagus in Asian patients, especially of the short-segment type, should be established as soon as possible. A high prevalence of hiatal hernia and a decreasing prevalence of Helico-bacter pylori infection may increase the number of Barrett esophagus cases and subsequent Barrett cancer in Asian countries in the near future. Therefore, a strategy for the clinical management of Barrett esophagus in Asian countries should be devised.
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