Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
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J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. · Feb 2017
Multicenter StudySurveillance of patients with long-segment Barrett's esophagus: A multicenter prospective cohort study in Japan.
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in cases with long-segment Barrett's esophagus (BE) has not been investigated in Japan. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of EAC in Japanese cases with long-segment BE prospectively. ⋯ The incidence rate of EAC in Japanese cases with long-segment BE was calculated to be 1.2% in a year.