Comparison of endoscopic and clinical characteristics of patients with familial and sporadic Barrett's esophagus

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1702-1706

  Ash, Samuel ^a   Vaccaro, Benjamin J ^b   Dabney, Mary Kay ^b   Chung, Wendy K ^b,c   Lightdale, Charles J ^b,c   Abrams, Julian A ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d PH 20 303 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Epidemiology; Genetic predisposition to disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FAMILIAL BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORADIC BARRETT ESOPHAGUS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79959720661     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1620-3     Document Type: Article

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