TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Barrett Esophagus A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)• Metaplastic changes from squamous to intestinal-type columnar epithelium in the distal esophagus• Metaplasia may contain varying degrees of dysplasia, which is associated with increasing risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma• Neither medical nor surgical treatment consistently causes regression of metaplastic changes but may prevent progression SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58104162 ER -