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Key References

The content of this web site has been authored by Professor Anthony Watson MD FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Ed) FRACS and Dr Rebecca C Fitzgerald MA MD MRCP.

The following are key references for the information provided:

  1. Fitzgerald, R. & Traidafilopoulos, G. Review article: Barrett's oesophagus, dysplasia and pharmcolgic acid suppression. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 15, 269-276 (2001).
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  5. Sonnenberg, A., Soni, A. & Sampliner, R.E. Medical decision analysis of endoscopic surveillance of Barrett's oesophagus to prevent oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 16, 41-50 (2002).
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  10. Watson, A. & Caygill, C. Changing incidence of columnar-lined (Barrett's) oesophagus in the UK. Gastroenterology 116, A351 (1999).

  11. Watson, A. Surgical management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Br J Surg 83, 1313-5 (1996).
  12. Reid, B.J., Levine, D.S., Longton, G., Blount, P.L. & Rabinovitch, P.S. Predictors of progression to cancer in Barrett's esophagus: baseline histology and flow cytometry identify low- and high-risk patient subsets. Am J Gastroenterol 95, 1669-76 (2000).

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