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Reflections on esophageal columnar metaplasia ( B arrett)‐ ANNO 2015
Author(s) -
Tytgat Guido NJ
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1751-2980
pISSN - 1751-2972
DOI - 10.1111/1751-2980.12224
Subject(s) - metaplasia , medicine , esophageal adenocarcinoma , barrett's esophagus , intestinal metaplasia , selection (genetic algorithm) , disease , intensive care medicine , general surgery , pathology , dysplasia , adenocarcinoma , computer science , artificial intelligence , cancer
Esophageal columnar metaplasia (ECM) ( B arrett's esophogus) continues to generate clinical and basic attention. Yet many questions remain unanswered and global consensus on important issues is often still lacking. This article discusses a selection of certain recent findings and reflects on some remaining uncertainties of this intriguing disease.