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Barrett''s esophagus: clinical features, obesity, and imaging.

Quigley EM, Jacobson BC, Lenglinger J, Rubenstein JH, El-Serag H, Cicala M, McCallum RW, Levine MS, Gore RM. Barrett's esophagus: clinical features, obesity, and imaging. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2011 Sep 1; 1232(1):36-52.

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Abstract:

The following includes commentaries on clinical features and imaging of Barrett''s esophagus (BE); the clinical factors that influence the development of BE; the influence of body fat distribution and central obesity; the role of adipocytokines and proinflammatory markers in carcinogenesis; the role of body mass index (BMI) in healing of Barrett''s epithelium; the role of surgery in prevention of carcinogenesis in BE; the importance of double-contrast esophagography and cross-sectional images of the esophagus; and the value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography.




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