Barrett's Esophagus: Emerging Knowledge and Management Strategies

The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased exponentially in the last 3 decades. Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is the only known precursor of EAC. Patients with BE have a greater than 40 folds higher risk of EAC compared with the general population. Recent years have witnessed a revolu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pathology Research International 2012, Vol.2012 (2012), p.251-270
Hauptverfasser: Bhardwaj, Atul, Stairs, Douglas B., Mani, Haresh, McGarrity, Thomas J.
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