Esophagitis and cancer of the esophagus

Barrett's esophagus, reflux esophagitis, and eosinophilic esophagitis.

o r t R s h m f 3 o b Many new and exciting endoscopy-related studies on Barrett’s esophagus, reflux esophagitis, and eosinophilic esophagitis were presented during the 2012 Digestive Disease Week (DDW; 19-22 May, San Diego, California, USA). Endoscopic research in Barrett’s esophagus mainly focused on surveillance, detection, and ablation therapy, while clinical studies in eosinophilic esophag...

Reflux esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus.

the study of aaag repeat polymorphism in promoter of errg gene and its association with the risk of breast cancer in isfahan region

چکیده: سرطان پستان دومین عامل مرگ مرتبط با سرطان در خانم ها است. از آنجا که سرطان پستان یک تومور وابسته به هورمون است، می تواند توسط وضعیت هورمون های استروئیدی شامل استروژن و پروژسترون تنظیم شود. استروژن نقش مهمی در توسعه و پیشرفت سرطان پستان ایفا می کند و تاثیر خود را روی بیان ژن های هدف از طریق گیرنده های استروژن اعمال می کند. اما گروه دیگری از گیرنده های هسته ای به نام گیرنده های مرتبط به ا...

The natural history of dysplasia and cancer in esophagitis and Barrett esophagus.

The natural history of metaplasia and dysplasia in Barrett esophagus is not well defined. Publication bias, the selective reporting of studies that have positive or extreme results, has exaggerated the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in this condition. Recent data suggest that patients with Barrett esophagus develop these tumors at the rate of 0.5% per year, a cancer incidence considerably lo...

Microscopic esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus: the histology report.

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common digestive disease in industrialized countries (Europe and North America) and is associated with microscopic changes in the squamous epithelium. However, biopsy is not presently included in the routine diagnostic flow chart of GERD. In contrast, esophageal biopsy is mandatory when diagnosing Barrett's esophagus. High quality histology re...