Open AccessProgression to Adenocarcinoma in Barrett's Esophagus After Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Arzu Oezcelik,
G. Kaiser,
Alexander Dechêne,
Juergen Treckmann,
Georgios C. Sotiropoulos,
Rudolf Reinhardt,
Fuat H. Saner,
Andreas Paul
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e31821841a0
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagectomy , esophagus , transplantation , immunosuppression , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , adenocarcinoma , endoscopy , esophageal cancer , barrett's esophagus , surgery , esophageal disease , neoadjuvant therapy , cancer , breast cancer
The risk for development of certain malignancies after transplantation is well known. Especially in premalignant lesions of the skin and colon, rapid progression is described. The aim of this study is to evaluate the progress of Barrett's mucosa to adenocarcinoma of the esophagus after liver transplantation.