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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:315
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Key References

Barrett's Esophagus

Alex G. Little, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada

Footnotes

Address reprint requests to Dr Little, Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2040 W Charleston Boulevard, #601, Las Vegas, NV 89102.

History

  1. Barrett NR. Chronic peptic ulcer of the oesophagus and oesophagitis. Br J Surg 1950;38:175–82.[Medline]
  2. Allison PR, Johnstone AS. The oesophagus lined with gastric mucous membrane. Thorax 1953;8:87–94.
Pathophysiology of the Epithelium

  1. Iascone C, DeMeester TR, Little AG, et al. Barrett's esophagus. Arch Surg 1983;118:543–9.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  2. Attwood SE, DeMeester TR, Bremner CG, et al. Alkaline gastroesophageal reflux: implications in the development of complications in Barrett's columnar-lined lower esophagus. Surgery 1989;106:764–70.[Medline]
  3. Little AG. Barrett's esophagus: another esophageal sphinx. Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1359–60.[Medline]
  4. Gillen P, Keeling P, Byrne P, et al. Experimental columnar metaplasia in the canine oesophagus. Br J Surg 1988;75:113–5.[Medline]
Histology and Natural History of the Epithelium

  1. Ransom JM, Patel GK, Clift SA, et al. Extended and limited types of Barrett's esophagus in the adult. Ann Thorac Surg 1982;33:19–27.
  2. Spechler SJ, Robbins AH, Rubins HB, et al. Adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus: an overrated risk? Gastroenterology 1984;87:927–33.[Medline]
  3. Cameron AJ, Zinsmeister AR, Ballard DJ, et al. Prevalence of columnar-lined (Barrett's) esophagus: comparison of population-based clinical and autopsy findings. Gastroenterology 1990;99:918–22.[Medline]
  4. Tytgat GN, Hameeteman W. The neoplastic potential of columnar-lined (Barrett's) esophagus. World J Surg 1992;16:308–12.[Medline]
  5. Cameron AJ, Lomboy CT. Barrett's esophagus: age, prevalence, and extent of columnar epithelium. Gastroenterology 1992;103:1241–5.[Medline]
Surgery and Benign Disease

  1. Williamson WA, Ellis FH, Gibb SP, et al. Effect of antireflux operation on Barrett's mucosa. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:537–42.[Abstract]
  2. Sampliner RE, Garewal HS, Fennerty MB, et al. Lack of impact of therapy on extent of Barrett's esophagus in 67 patients. Dig Dis Sci 1990;35:93–6.[Medline]
  3. Pearson FG, Cooper JD, Patterson GA, et al. Peptic ulcer in acquired columnar-line esophagus: results of surgical treatment. Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:241–4.[Abstract]
  4. DeMeester TR, Attwood SE, Smyrk TC, et al. Surgical therapy in Barrett's esophagus. Ann Surg 1990;212:528–42.[Medline]
  5. Altorki NK, Skinner DB, Segalin A, et al. Indications for esophagectomy in nonmalignant Barrett's esophagus: a 10-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:724–7.[Abstract]
Dysplasia

  1. Hameeteman W, Tytgat GN, Houthoff HJ, et al. Barrett's esophagus: development of dysplasia and adenocarcinoma. Gastroenterology 1989;96:1249–56.[Medline]
  2. Skinner DB, Walther BC, Riddell RH, et al. Barrett's esophagus. Ann Surg 1983;198:554–6.[Medline]
  3. Pera M, Trastek VF, Pairolero PC, et al. Barrett's disease: pathophysiology of metaplasia and adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1191–7.[Abstract]
  4. Spechler SJ, Zeroogian JM, Antonioli DA, et al. Prevalence of metaplasia at the gastro-oesophageal junction. Lancet 1994;344:1533–6.[Medline]
  5. Rice TW, Goldblum JR, Falk GW, et al. p53 Immunoreactivity in Barrett's metaplasia, dysplasia, and carcinoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;108:1132–7.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  6. Krishnadath KK, Tilanus HW, van Blankenstein M, et al. Accumulation of genetic abnormalities during neoplastic progression in Barrett's esophagus. Cancer Res 1995;55:1971–6.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  7. Hogan WJ. Malignant degeneration of Barrett's esophagus: malignant potential of "short-segment" Barrett's esophagus. Dis Esophag 1995;8:93–8.
  8. Reid BJ, Weinstein WM, Lewin KJ, et al. Endoscopic biopsy can detect high-grade dysplasia or early adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus without grossly recognizable neoplastic lesions. Gastroenterology 1988;94:81–90.[Medline]
  9. Pera M, Trastek VF, Carpenter HA, et al. Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia: an indication for esophagectomy? Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:199–204.[Abstract]
  10. Altorki NK, Sunagawa M, Little AG, et al. High-grade dysplasia in the columnar-lined esophagus. Am J Surg 1991;161:97–100.[Medline]
  11. McCallum RW, Polepalle S, Davenport K, et al. Role of anti-reflux surgery against dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus [Abstract]. Gastroenterology 1991;100:A121.
  12. Hamilton SR, Smith RR. The relationship between columnar epithelial dysplasia and invasive adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett's esophagus. Am J Clin Pathol 1987;87:301–12.[Medline]
Adenocarcinoma

  1. Hamilton SR, Hutcheon DF, Ravich WJ, et al. Adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus after elimination of gastroesophageal reflux. Gastroenterology 1984;86:356–60.[Medline]
  2. Lerut T, Coosemans W, Raemdonck DV, et al. Surgical treatment of Barrett's carcinoma: correlations between morphologic findings and prognosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;107:1059–66.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  3. Peters JH, Clark GW, Ireland AP, et al. Outcome of adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett's esophagus in endoscopically surveyed and nonsurveyed patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;108:813–22.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  4. Achkar JP, Post AB, Achkar E, et al. Risk of extraesophageal malignancy in patients with adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett's esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol 1995;90:39–43.[Medline]
  5. Streitz JM, Andrews CW, Ellis FH. Endoscopic surveillance of Barrett's esophagus: does it help? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993;105:383–8.[Abstract]




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