Abstract
The American College of Gastroenterology recently published guidelines on the diagnosis, surveillance, and therapy for Barrett's esophagus (BE). Although the guidelines also recommended for short-segment BE, managing short-segment BE remains a challenge for several reasons: 1) the relative risk of its progressing to adenocarcinoma compared with long-segment BE has not been determined; 2) short-segment BE can be difficult to identify endoscopically; and 3) the appropriate place to biopsy is disputed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S891-S894 |
Journal | American Journal of Managed Care |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 16 SUPPL. |
State | Published - Nov 9 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy