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SUBMITTER: Hammad TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6358496 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hammad Tariq A TA Thrift Aaron P AP El-Serag Hashem B HB Husain Nisreen S NS
Digestive diseases and sciences 20181028 2
<h4>Background</h4>Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the premalignant lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and is the target of early detection and prevention efforts for EAC.<h4>Aims</h4>We sought to evaluate what proportion and temporal trends of EAC patients had missed opportunities for screening and surveillance of BE.<h4>Methods</h4>Our study included 182 patients with EAC at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas, between 02/2005 and 09/2017. We conducted a retrospective ...[more]