Updated Progress in Diagnosis and Management of Barrett ’s Esophagus --- Comparisons between New Guidelines of America,Britain and China
10.3969/j.issn.1008-7125.2014.08.001
- VernacularTitle:Barrett食管诊断和治疗新进展--美国、英国和中国新指南比较
- Author:
Yuanyuan NIAN
;
Jun ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Barrett Esophagus;
Diagnosis;
Therapy;
Guidelines
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology
2014;(8):449-453
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Barrett’s esophagus is associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma and cardia cancer,although it has no significant influence on individual’s expectation of life and the canceration rate is comparatively low. However,Barrett’s esophagus has big burden on the psychology and economy of patients. At present,there are still some debates about the diagnosis and management of Barrett ’s esophagus. American Gastroenterological Association, British Society of Gastroenterology and Chinese Society of Gastroenterology have updated their guidelines on Barrett’s esophagus. In this review,we introduced the updated progress in diagnosis and management of Barrett’s esophagus according to these three new guidelines,and compared the similarities and differences between these guidelines.
