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ReviewWorld journal of surgery2015

Surveillance for low-grade dysplastic Barrett's oesophagus: one size fits all?

Giovanni Zaninotto, Cathy Bennett

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Review in World journal of surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Barrett's oesophagus: a tailored strategy.World journal of surgery · 2015
    Article
  3. Dysplastic Barrett's esophagus.World journal of surgery · 2015
    Article
  4. Surveillance in Barrett esophagus.Journal of medicine and life · 2014
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanni ZaninottoDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK, g.zaninotto@imperial.ac.uk.
Cathy Bennett
St Mary's Hospital · GBUniversity of Plymouth · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reviews the role of low-grade dysplasia (LGD) as a marker of progression in Barrett's oesophagus (BO). Albeit with its limits due to the difficulty of its diagnosis and the low agreement among pathologists, LGD remains the most relevant single prognostic factor of progression, and, when the diagnosis is confirmed by two or three pathologists, the chances of progression to high-grade dysplasia or invasive adenocarcinoma are as high as 40%. On the other hand, BO patients who remain dysplasia free at several follow-up examinations seem to have a very low likelihood of progression. The diagnosis of LGD should be confirmed by two pathologists, and surveillance programs should be tailored depending on the presence or persistent absence of LGD. Ablative therapy should be also considered for cases where LGD persists in a series of follow-ups.

Indexed as

Population SurveillanceAdenocarcinomaBarrett EsophagusCell Transformation, NeoplasticEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagoscopyHumansPrecancerous ConditionsRisk Assessment

Identifiers

PMID24919861
OpenAlexW2078177251

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