Review: Diagnosis and management of Barrett’s esophagus for the endoscopist
In Barrett’s esophagus, the stratified squamous epithelium lining the esophagus is replaced by specialized intestinal-type columnar epithelium. The prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus has ranged from 0.9% to 4.5%. The rate of progression from Barrett’s esophagus to esophageal adenocarcinoma is 0.5% pe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X10365439 |