Open AccessHave patients with esophagitis got an increased risk of adenocarcinoma? Results from a population-based study
Author(s) -
Seamus Murphy,
Lesley A. Anderson,
Brian T. Johnston,
Dierdre A. Fitzpatrick,
Peter Watson,
Pauline Monaghan,
Liam Murray
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i46.7290
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , adenocarcinoma , gastroenterology , esophagitis , barrett's esophagus , population , esophageal disease , cohort , risk factor , incidence (geometry) , esophageal cancer , cancer , disease , reflux , physics , environmental health , optics
To examine an increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma is restricted to patients who develop Barrett's esophagus or whether esophagitis per se is a risk factor for adenocarcinoma.