Surveillance of Barrett's Esophagus Patients in an Expert Center is Associated With Low Disease-Specific Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Specialist guidelines recommend endoscopic surveillance for Barrett's esophagus to reduce mortality related to esophageal adenocarcinoma, but the setting for optimal Barrett's esophagus monitoring is unclear. We assessed progression rate and disease-specific mortality in a large cohort of patients followed up at a single Barrett's esophagus expert center.

Methods

For this prospective longitudinal single center cohort study, we recruited patients with a previous diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus between 2004 and 2022. Endoscopists were trained in Barrett's esophagus surveillance standards and image-enhanced techniques, and biopsies were reviewed by expert pathologists. Exclusion criteria were a single surveillance endoscopy, high-grade dysplasia, or esophageal ade

SUBMITTER: Honing J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11975633 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature