The incidence of esophageal cancer and high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Yousef, C Cardwell, MM Cantwell… - American journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Barrett's esophagus is a well-recognized precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Surveillance of Barrett's esophagus patients is recommended to detect high-grade dysplasia …

[HTML][HTML] Achalasia: a review of clinical diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment and outcomes

OM O'Neill, BT Johnston… - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Achalasia is a neurodegenerative motility disorder of the oesophagus resulting in deranged
oesophageal peristalsis and loss of lower oesophageal sphincter function. Historically …

UK guideline on transition of adolescent and young persons with chronic digestive diseases from paediatric to adult care

AJ Brooks, PJ Smith, R Cohen, P Collins, A Douds… - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
The risks of poor transition include delayed and inappropriate transfer that can result in
disengagement with healthcare. Structured transition care can improve control of chronic …

Risk of malignant progression in Barrett's esophagus patients: results from a large population-based study

S Bhat, HG Coleman, F Yousef… - Journal of the …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant lesion that predisposes to
esophageal adenocarcinoma. However, the reported incidence of esophageal …

Evaluation and outcome of patients with chronic non-productive cough using a comprehensive diagnostic protocol

LPA McGarvey, LG Heaney, JT Lawson, BT Johnston… - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Asthma, post-nasal drip syndrome (PNDS), and gastro-oesophageal reflux
(GOR) account for many cases of chronic non-productive cough (CNPC). Each may …

Ineffective esophageal motility (IEM)(the primary finding in patients with nonspecific esophageal motility disorder)

LP Leite, BT Johnston, J Barrett, JA Castell… - Digestive diseases and …, 1997 - Springer
Nonspecific esophageal motility disorder (NEMD) is a vague category used to include
patients with poorlydefined esophageal contraction abnormalities. Thecriteria include …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: results from the FINBAR study

LA Anderson, RGP Watson, SJ Murphy… - World journal of …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS: This all-Ireland population-based case-control study recruited 224 Barrett's
oesophagus patients, 227 oesophageal adenocarcinoma patients and 260 controls. All …

[HTML][HTML] Survival for oesophageal, stomach and small intestine cancers in Europe 1999–2007: results from EUROCARE-5

LA Anderson, A Tavilla, H Brenner, S Luttmann… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background European regional variation in cancer survival was reported in the EUROCARE-
4 study for patients diagnosed in 1995–1999. Relative survival (RS) estimates are here …

Double blind cross-over placebo controlled study of omeprazole in the treatment of patients with reflux symptoms and physiological levels of acid reflux--the" sensitive …

RG Watson, TC Tham, BT Johnston, NI McDougall - Gut, 1997 - gut.bmj.com
BACKGROUND: At least 10-15% of patients with reflux symptoms have a normal endoscopy
and physiological levels of acid reflux on pH monitoring. Such patients with 50% or more of …

Midgut neuroendocrine tumours with liver metastases: results of the UKINETS study

A Ahmed, G Turner, B King, L Jones… - Endocrine-related …, 2009 - erc.bioscientifica.com
We intended to identify the prognostic factors and the results of interventions on patients with
liver metastatic midgut carcinoids. Five institutions that are part of United Kingdom and …