Barrett's esophagus screening

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Barret's esophagus is a major risk factor for development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. After diagnosis, regular surveillance is needed based on the grade of dyaplasia.

Overview

• Weak recommendation, moderate-quality evidence: screening in patients with multiple risk factors for esophageal adenocarcinoma:

1. Age: > 50 years old
2. Sex: male
3. Race: white
4. Other: chronic GERD, hiatal hernia, elevated BMI (body mass index),and intraabdominal distribution of body fat.

• Strong recommendation, low-quality evidence:

1. Recommend against screening general population with GERD and no risk factors.