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Barrett’s esophagus: Incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment

Barrett’s esophagus is a metaplastic alteration of the normal esophageal epithelium that is detected on endoscopic examination and pathologically confirmed by the presence of intestinal metaplasia on biopsy. Its major significance is as a predisposing factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, which carr...

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Autores principales: Modiano, Nir, Gerson, Lauren B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2387291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18516262