Revised guidelines for Barrett’s esophagus diagnosis, management

The American College of Gastroenterology has published new guidelines regarding the diagnosis and management of Barrett’s esophagus in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

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Three key changes from the last version of the guidelines:

1. Expanding acceptable screening techniques to include nonendoscopic methods.
2. Liberalized intervals for observing short-segment Barrett’s esophagus.
3. Volume criteria for endoscopic therapy centers.

The new guidelines can be found here.

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