Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A disease entity is identified
  • Fluctuating risk factors and epidemiology
  • Metaplasia and dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus
  • Genetics and biomarkers in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
  • Diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus
  • Screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus
  • In vivo optical detection of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus with endoscopic light scattering spectroscopy
  • Enhanced imaging of the esophagus : optical coherence tomography
  • Enhanced imaging of the esophagus : confocal laser endomicroscopy
  • History of ablative therapies for Barrett's and superficial adenocarcinoma
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Cryospray ablation
  • Endoscopic surgical therapies for Barrett's esophagus
  • Chemoprevention of Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma
  • Posttreatment surveillance, risk for recurrence of Barrett's esophagus, and adenocarcinoma after treatment.