## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Barrett esophagus, a consequence of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a premalignant condition for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and, possibly, the gastric cardia. However, the actual use and clinical impact of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in screening and
Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or cardia
β Scribed by Amitabh Chak; Ashley Faulx; Charis Eng; William Grady; Margaret Kinnard; Heather Ochs-Balcom; Gary Falk
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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