MANAGEMENT OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS - CME Conferences
MANAGEMENT OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS - CME Conferences
MANAGEMENT OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS - CME Conferences
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3 rd Annual Essentials in Primary CareSummer Conference: Session 1Thursday, July 26, 2012GASTRIC ACID CONTROL IN BARRETT’SDoes acid control affect length of metaplasticepithelium?BARRETT’S <strong>ESOPHAGUS</strong>Maximal acid control (titrate with pH monitor)• 9 patients (8 male; age 44-72yrs)• Follow up 13-118 months (median 37)• Rx:PPI BID (2)PPI BID + ranitidine (7)• Linear regression: 9/9 (1-3 cm)• Squamous islands: 5/9(Srinivasan R, et al: Aliment Pharmacol Ther 15:519, 2001)Donald Castell, MDManagement of Barrett’s Esophagus