Using best-practice recommendations for economic evaluation, this review has assessed and identified crucial drivers of results in previous evaluations of Barrett's esophagus surveillance.

Background and Aim: Barrett's metaplasia is a premalign condition which plays a pivotal role in the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. It is considered a complication of chronic ...

Diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus is usually made following an endoscopy, an invasive procedure where a camera looks at the lining of the esophagus. The research, published in the Journal of ...

Barrett’s Esophagus is a condition that rarely requires surgery ... If those patients have symptoms, we refer them to a gastroenterologist for an endoscopy to evaluate the graft that we used to ...

Capsule sponge testing, a minimally invasive diagnostic tool, effectively triages gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ...

Swallowing a capsule sponge is a much better experience and I now get the test before my regular endoscopy appointment." Barrett's esophagus is currently identified via an endoscopy and a biopsy ...

Researchers found that in 7% of the 68 patients in the GLP-1 cohort, the video capsule endoscopy actually failed to pass through the stomach, whereas it passed successfully in all 68 patients in the ...

Constant acid in your esophagus causes inflammation and damage. It’s thought that when this damage heals, it forms a scar, which is the Schatzki ring. GERD can also lead to Barrett’s ...

He is a member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Gastroenterological ... have involved investigations on Barrett's esophagus, H. pylori infection of the stomach ...