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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The most potent risk factor in the development of [[Barret's Oesophagus]] is Chronic [[GERD]]. Other risk factors include Age (>older than 50 years), Sex (male), Race (caucasian), hiatal hernia, elevated body mass index and intra-abdominal distribution of body fat. | The most potent risk factor in the development of [[Barret's Oesophagus]] is Chronic [[GERD]]. Other risk factors include Age (>older than 50 years), Sex (male), Race (caucasian), hiatal hernia, elevated body mass index and intra-abdominal distribution of body fat.<ref name="pmid213769402">{{cite journal| author=American Gastroenterological Association. Spechler SJ, Sharma P, Souza RF, Inadomi JM, Shaheen NJ| title=American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of Barrett's esophagus. | journal=Gastroenterology | year= 2011 | volume= 140 | issue= 3 | pages= 1084-91 | pmid=21376940 | doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2011.01.030 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21376940 }}</ref> | ||
==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
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Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of Barret's Oesophagus is Chronic GERD. Other risk factors include Age (>older than 50 years), Sex (male), Race (caucasian), hiatal hernia, elevated body mass index and intra-abdominal distribution of body fat.[1]
Risk factors
- Age: older than 50 years
- Sex: male
- Race: caucasian
- Other: chronic GERD, hiatal hernia, elevated body mass index, and intra-abdominal distribution of body fat.[2]
References
- ↑ American Gastroenterological Association. Spechler SJ, Sharma P, Souza RF, Inadomi JM, Shaheen NJ (2011). "American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of Barrett's esophagus". Gastroenterology. 140 (3): 1084–91. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2011.01.030. PMID 21376940.
- ↑ Spechler SJ, Sharma P, Souza RF, Inadomi JM, Shaheen NJ (2011). "American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of Barrett's esophagus". Gastroenterology. 140 (3): 1084–91. PMID 21376940. Unknown parameter
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