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Barrett's esophagus: surveillance and reversal 10th World Congress of the World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus (OESO) Caygill, C. P., Dvorak, K., Triadafilopoulos, G., Felix, V. N., Horwhat, J. D., Hwang, J. H., Upton, M. P., Li, X., Nandurkar, S., Gerson, L. B., Falk, G. W. BLACKWELL SCIENCE PUBL. 2011: 196–209

Abstract

The following on surveillance and reversal of Barrett's esophagus (BE) includes commentaries on criteria for surveillance even when squamous epithelium stains normally with a variety of biomarkers; the long-term follow-up of surgery versus endoscopic ablation of BE; the recommended surveillance intervals in patients without dysplasia; the sampling problems related to anatomic changes following fundoplication; the value of tissue spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography; the cost-effectiveness of biopsy protocols for surveillance; the quality of life of Barrett's patients; and risk stratification and surveillance strategies.

View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06052.x

View details for Web of Science ID 000301188400012

View details for PubMedID 21950814