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ReviewThe American journal of surgical pathology2016

Barrett's Esophagus: A Comprehensive and Contemporary Review for Pathologists.

Bita V Naini, Rhonda F Souza, Robert D Odze

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Review in The American journal of surgical pathology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
69citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Advances in the Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  9. Current Concepts for Diagnosing Non-Dysplastic and Dysplastic Barrett's Esophagus.Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America · 2026
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  12. Mitochondrial clone tracing within spatially intact human tissues.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  19. ADENOCARCINOMA AND DYSPLASIA IN BARRETT ESOPHAGUS: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AND SURVEILLANCE PROTOCOLS.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2024
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9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bita V Naini*Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA †Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the VA North Texas Health Care System ‡Esophageal Diseases Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX §Pathology Department, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Rhonda F Souza
Robert D Odze
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USVA North Texas Health Care System · US

Funding

Role of Acid in the Development of Barrett's EsophagusR01DK063621 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SOUZA, RHONDA F, SPECHLER, STUART JON · 2002 to 2015
$3.4M
Role of IL-6/STAT3 Signaling in the Neoplastic Progression of Barrett's EsophagusI01BX001061 · VA · VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI SOUZA, RHONDA F · 2011 to 2014
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Mechanisms of Response to Reflux-Induced Oxidative Stress in Barrett's EsophagusI01BX002666 · VA · VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI DUNBAR, KERRY BRANDT, SOUZA, RHONDA F · 2015 to 2018
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BLRD VA I01 BX001061BLRD VA I01 BX002666NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK063621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review provides a summary of our current understanding of, and the controversies surrounding, the diagnosis, pathogenesis, histopathology, and molecular biology of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and associated neoplasia. BE is defined as columnar metaplasia of the esophagus. There is worldwide controversy regarding the diagnostic criteria of BE, mainly with regard to the requirement to histologically identify goblet cells in biopsies. Patients with BE are at increased risk for adenocarcinoma, which develops in a metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma sequence. Surveillance of patients with BE relies heavily on the presence and grade of dysplasia. However, there are significant pathologic limitations and diagnostic variability in evaluating dysplasia, particularly with regard to the more recently recognized unconventional variants. Identification of non-morphology-based biomarkers may help risk stratification of BE patients, and this is a subject of ongoing research. Because of recent achievements in endoscopic therapy, there has been a major shift in the treatment of BE patients with dysplasia or intramucosal cancer away from esophagectomy and toward endoscopic mucosal resection and ablation. The pathologic issues related to treatment and its complications are also discussed in this review article.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaBarrett EsophagusBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyCell DifferentiationDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease ProgressionEndoscopy, GastrointestinalEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionEsophagusGoblet CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryMetaplasiaMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesBiomarkers, Tumor

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PMID26813745
PMCPMC4833583
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