Leitlinienprogramm OnkologieÖsophaguskarzinom

17. Literaturverzeichnis – Ösophaguskarzinom

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1. Robert Koch-Institut und die Gesellschaft der epidemiologischen Krebsregister in Deutschland e, V., Krebs in Deutschland für 2015/2016., 2019. 12. Auflage:, https://www.krebsdaten.de/Krebs/DE/Content/Publikationen/Krebs_in_Deutschland/fruehere_ausgaben/downloads/krebs_in_deutschland_12.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

2. Kreienberg, R. et al. Interdisziplinäre S3-Leitlinie für die Diagnostik, Therapie und Nachsorge des Mammakarzinoms. AWMF-Register-Nummer: 032 - 045OL 2012

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4. (Muster)-Berufsordnung für die in Deutschland tätigen Ärztinnen und Ärzte (Stand 2011), www.bundesaerztekammer.de (Letzter Aufruf am 10.03.2015)

5. Bundesministerium der Justiz und des Verbraucherschutzes (2013). Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Rechte von Patientinnen und Patienten. Drucksache 7/13. www.bmjv:de/DE/Buerger/gesellschaft/Patientenrechte/node.html (letzter Aufruf am 04.05.2014

6. Lee, C. H., Wu, D. C., Lee, J. M., Wu, I. C., Goan, Y. G., Kao, E. L., et.al. Anatomical subsite discrepancy in relation to the impact of the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and betel quid on esophageal cancer, Int J Cancer, 2007. 120(8): p. 1755-62., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17230518/

7. Pandeya, N., Webb, P. M., Sadeghi, S., Green, A. C., Whiteman, D. C., Gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms and the risks of oesophageal cancer: are the effects modified by smoking, NSAIDs or acid suppressants?, Gut, 2010. 59(1): p. 31-8., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19875392/

8. Tramacere, I., La, Vecchia C., Negri, E., Tobacco smoking and esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis, Epidemiology, 2011. 22(3): p. 344-349., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21330928/

9. Rafiq, R., Shah, I. A., Bhat, G. A., Lone, M. M., Islami, F., Boffetta, P., et.al. Secondhand Smoking and the Risk of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a High Incidence Region, Kashmir, India: A Case-control-observational Study, Medicine (Baltimore), 2016. 95(1): p. e2340., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26735535/

10. Sewram, V., Sitas, F., O'Connell, D., Myers, J., Tobacco and alcohol as risk factors for oesophageal cancer in a high incidence area in South Africa, Cancer Epidemiol, 2016. 41: p. 113-21., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26900781/

11. Islami, F., Fedirko, V., Tramacere, I., Bagnardi, V., Jenab, M., Scotti, L., et.al. Alcohol drinking and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with focus on light-drinkers and never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Int J Cancer, 2011. 129(10): p. 2473-2484., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21190191/

12. Bagnardi, V, Rota, M, Botteri, E, Tramacere, I, Islami, F, Fedirko, V, et.al. Light alcohol drinking and cancer: a meta-analysis., Ann Oncol, 2013. 24 (2)(2): p. 301-308., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22910838/

13. Pandeya, N., Williams, G., Green, A. C., Webb, P. M., Whiteman, D. C., Alcohol consumption and the risks of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, Gastroenterology, 2009. 136(4): p. 1215-24, e1-2., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19250648/

14. Freedman, N. D., Murray, L. J., Kamangar, F., Abnet, C. C., Cook, M. B., Nyren, O., et.al. Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium, Gut, 2011. 60(8): p. 1029-37., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21406386/

15. Tramacere, I., Pelucchi, C., Bagnardi, V., Rota, M., Scotti, L., Islami, F., et.al. A meta-analysis on alcohol drinking and esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma risk, Ann.Oncol., 2012. 23(2): p. 287-297., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21551004/

16. Nucci, D, Marino, A, Realdon, S, Nardi, M, Fatigoni, C, Gianfredi, V, Lifestyle, WCRF/AICR Recommendations, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Risk: A Systematic Review of the Literature., Nutrients, 2021. 13 (10)(10):, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684526/

17. Ji, J., Sundquist, J., Sundquist, K., Associations of alcohol use disorders with esophageal and gastric cancers: a population-based study in Sweden, Eur J Cancer Prev, 2017. 26(2): p. 119-124., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26886238/

18. Guh, D. P., Zhang, W., Bansback, N., Amarsi, Z., Birmingham, C. L., Anis, A. H., The incidence of co-morbidities related to obesity and overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis, BMC.Public Health, 2009. 9: p. 88., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19320986/

19. Ryan, A. M., Duong, M., Healy, L., Ryan, S. A., Parekh, N., Reynolds, J. V., et.al. Obesity, metabolic syndrome and esophageal adenocarcinoma: epidemiology, etiology and new targets, Cancer Epidemiol., 2011. 35(4): p. 309-319., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21470937/

20. Turati, F., Tramacere, I., La Vecchia, C., Negri, E., A meta-analysis of body mass index and esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma, Ann Oncol, 2013. 24(3): p. 609-17., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22898040/

21. O'Doherty, M. G., Freedman, N. D., Hollenbeck, A. R., Schatzkin, A., Abnet, C. C., A prospective cohort study of obesity and risk of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, Gut, 2012. 61(9): p. 1261-8., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22174193/

22. Huang, Y, Cao, D, Chen, Z, Chen, B, Li, J, Wang, R, et.al. Iron intake and multiple health outcomes: Umbrella review., Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr, 2021. (): p. 1-18., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34583608/

23. Xuan, F, Li, W, Guo, X, Liu, C, Dietary carbohydrate intake and the risk of esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis., Biosci Rep, 2020. 40 (2)(2):, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32027364/

24. Thota, P. N., Arora, Z., Benjamin, T., Pagadala, M., Lopez, R., Sanaka, M. R., Influence of body mass index on the prevalence and progression of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: a retrospective analysis (.), Scand J Gastroenterol, 2016. 51(11): p. 1288-93., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27460942/

25. Krishnamoorthi, R., Borah, B., Heien, H., Das, A., Chak, A., Iyer, P. G., Rates and predictors of progression to esophageal carcinoma in a large population-based Barrett's esophagus cohort, Gastrointest Endosc, 2016. 84(1): p. 40-46.e7., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26772891/

26. Ji, J., Hemminki, K., Familial risk for esophageal cancer: an updated epidemiologic study from Sweden, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2006. 4(7): p. 840-5., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16678496/

27. Leeuwenburgh, I., Scholten, P., Alderliesten, J., Tilanus, H. W., Looman, C. W., Steijerberg, E. W., et.al. Long-term esophageal cancer risk in patients with primary achalasia: a prospective study, Am J Gastroenterol, 2010. 105(10): p. 2144-9., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20588263/

28. Zendehdel, K., Nyren, O., Edberg, A., Ye, W., Risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in achalasia patients, a retrospective cohort study in Sweden, Am J Gastroenterol, 2011. 106(1): p. 57-61., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21212754/

29. Taylor, C, Correa, C, Duane, FK, Aznar, MC, Anderson, SJ, Bergh, J, et.al. Estimating the Risks of Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: Evidence From Modern Radiation Doses to the Lungs and Heart and From Previous Randomized Trials., J Clin Oncol, 2017. 35 (15)(15): p. 1641-1649., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28319436/

30. Berrington de Gonzalez, A, Curtis, RE, Kry, SF, Gilbert, E, Lamart, S, Berg, CD, et.al. Proportion of second cancers attributable to radiotherapy treatment in adults: a cohort study in the US SEER cancer registries., Lancet Oncol, 2011. 12 (4)(4): p. 353-60., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21454129/

31. Han, C, Wu, Y, Kang, K, Wang, Z, Liu, Z, Zhang, F, Long-term radiation therapy-related risk of second primary malignancies in patients with lung cancer., J Thorac Dis, 2021. 13 (10)(10): p. 5863-5874., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34795935/

32. Morton, L. M., Gilbert, E. S., Hall, P., Andersson, M., Joensuu, H., Vaalavirta, L., et.al. Risk of treatment-related esophageal cancer among breast cancer survivors, Ann Oncol, 2012. 23(12): p. 3081-91., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22745217/

33. Morton, LM, Gilbert, ES, Stovall, M, van Leeuwen, FE, Dores, GM, Lynch, CF, et.al. Risk of esophageal cancer following radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma., Haematologica, 2014. 99 (10)(10): p. e193-6., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25271315/

34. Zablotska, L. B., Chak, A., Das, A., Neugut, A. I., Increased risk of squamous cell esophageal cancer after adjuvant radiation therapy for primary breast cancer, Am J Epidemiol, 2005. 161(4): p. 330-7., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15692076/

35. Roychoudhuri, R., Evans, H., Robinson, D., Moller, H., Radiation-induced malignancies following radiotherapy for breast cancer, Br J Cancer, 2004. 91(5): p. 868-72., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15292931/

36. Okonta, K. E., Tettey, M., Abubakar, U., In patients with corrosive oesophageal stricture for surgery, is oesophagectomy rather than bypass necessary to reduce the risk of oesophageal malignancy?, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 2012. 15(4): p. 713-5., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22821650/

37. Lagergren, J., Bergstrom, R., Lindgren, A., Nyren, O., Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux as a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, N Engl J Med, 1999. 340(11): p. 825-31., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10080844/

38. Velanovich, V., Hollingsworth, J., Suresh, P., Ben-Menachem, T., Relationship of gastroesophageal reflux disease with adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus and cardia, Dig Surg, 2002. 19(5): p. 349-53., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12435904/

39. Wu, A. H., Tseng, C. C., Bernstein, L., Hiatal hernia, reflux symptoms, body size, and risk of esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma, Cancer, 2003. 98(5): p. 940-8., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12942560/

40. Chak, A., Faulx, A., Eng, C., Grady, W., Kinnard, M., Ochs-Balcom, H., et.al. Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or cardia, Cancer, 2006. 107(9): p. 2160-6., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17019737/

41. Rubenstein, J. H., Taylor, J. B., Meta-analysis: the association of oesophageal adenocarcinoma with symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux, Aliment.Pharmacol.Ther., 2010. 32(10): p. 1222-1227., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20955441/

42. Hazelton, W. D., Curtius, K., Inadomi, J. M., Vaughan, T. L., Meza, R., Rubenstein, J. H., et.al. The Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux and Other Factors during Progression to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2015. 24(7): p. 1012-23., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25931440/

43. Anaparthy, R., Gaddam, S., Kanakadandi, V., Alsop, B. R., Gupta, N., Higbee, A. D., et.al. Association between length of Barrett's esophagus and risk of high-grade dysplasia or adenocarcinoma in patients without dysplasia, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2013. 11(11): p. 1430-6., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707463/

44. Desai, T. K., Krishnan, K., Samala, N., Singh, J., Cluley, J., Perla, S., et.al. The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in non-dysplastic Barrett's oesophagus: a meta-analysis, Gut, 2012. 61(7): p. 970-976., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21997553/

45. Gaddam, S., Singh, M., Balasubramanian, G., Thota, P., Gupta, N., Wani, S., et.al. Persistence of nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus identifies patients at lower risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma: results from a large multicenter cohort, Gastroenterology, 2013. 145(3): p. 548-53.e1., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23714382/

46. Hvid-Jensen, F., Pedersen, L., Drewes, A. M., Sorensen, H. T., Funch-Jensen, P., Incidence of adenocarcinoma among patients with Barrett's esophagus, N Engl J Med, 2011. 365(15): p. 1375-83., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21995385/

47. Koop, H., Fuchs, K. H., Labenz, J., Lynen Jansen, P., Messmann, H., Miehlke, S., et.al. S2k guideline: gastroesophageal reflux disease guided by the German Society of Gastroenterology: AWMF register no. 021-013, Z Gastroenterol, 2014. 52(11): p. 1299-346., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25390216/

48. Solaymani-Dodaran, M., Card, T. R., West, J., Cause-specific mortality of people with Barrett's esophagus compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study, Gastroenterology, 2013. 144(7): p. 1375-83, 1383.e1., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23583429/

49. Wani, S., Falk, G., Hall, M., Gaddam, S., Wang, A., Gupta, N., et.al. Patients with nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus have low risks for developing dysplasia or esophageal adenocarcinoma, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2011. 9(3): p. 220-7; quiz e26., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21115133/

50. Cooper, S., Menon, S., Nightingale, P., Trudgill, Nj, Risk factors for the development of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus: a UK primary care retrospective nested case-control study, United European Gastroenterol J, 2014. 2(2): p. 91-8., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24918013/

51. Nguyen, T., Thrift, A. P., Yu, X., Duan, Z., El-Serag, H. B., The Annual Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Does Not Decrease Over Time in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus, Am J Gastroenterol, 2017. 112(7): p. 1049-1055., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28244499/

52. Masclee, G. M., Coloma, P. M., de Wilde, M., Kuipers, E. J., Sturkenboom, M. C., The incidence of Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands is levelling off, Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 2014. 39(11): p. 1321-30., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24738722/

53. Kestens, C., Offerhaus, G. J., van Baal, J. W., Siersema, P. D., Patients With Barrett's Esophagus and Persistent Low-grade Dysplasia Have an Increased Risk for High-grade Dysplasia and Cancer, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2016. 14(7): p. 956-962.e1., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26748222/

54. Steinberg, J., Schwertner, C., de Villiers, E. M., Mir-Salim, P., Kiesslich, R., Stoelzel, U., et.al. Koinzidenz von Plattenepithelkarzinomen der Speiseröhre und Kopf-Hals-Karzinomen: Risiko und Früherkennung, TumorDiagn u Ther, 2008. 29(01): p. 35-39., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17701861/

55. Moschler, O., Spahn, T. W., Middelberg-Bisping, C., Grosse-Thie, W., Christoph, B., Kloeppel, G., et.al. Chromoendoscopy is a valuable tool for screening of high-risk patients with head and neck cancer for early detection of esophageal cancer, Digestion, 2006. 73(2-3): p. 160-6., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16837800/

56. Ljung, R., Martin, L., Lagergren, J., Oral disease and risk of oesophageal and gastric cancer in a nationwide nested case-control study in Sweden, Eur J Cancer, 2011. 47(14): p. 2128-32., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21489778/

57. Allum, W. H., Blazeby, J. M., Griffin, S. M., Cunningham, D., Jankowski, J. A., Wong, R., Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer, Gut, 2011. 60(11): p. 1449-1472., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21705456/

58. Rothwell, P. M., Fowkes, F. G., Belch, J. F., Ogawa, H., Warlow, C. P., Meade, T. W., Effect of daily aspirin on long-term risk of death due to cancer: analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials, Lancet, 2011. 377(9759): p. 31-41., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21144578/

59. Algra, A. M., Rothwell, P. M., Effects of regular aspirin on long-term cancer incidence and metastasis: a systematic comparison of evidence from observational studies versus randomised trials, Lancet Oncol., 2012. 13(5): p. 518-527., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22440112/

60. Leitlinienprogramm Onkologie der AWMF, Deutschen Krebsgesellschaft e. V. und Deutschen Krebshilfe, S3-Leitlinie Diagnostik und Therapie der Adenokarzinome des Magens und ösophagogastralen Übergangs, Langversion 2.0, AWMF-Registernummer: 032/009OL, 2019., https://www.leitlinienprogramm-onkologie.de/leitlinien/magenkarzinom/

61. Cook, N. R., Lee, I. M., Zhang, S. M., Moorthy, M. V., Buring, J. E., Alternate-day, low-dose aspirin and cancer risk: long-term observational follow-up of a randomized trial, Ann Intern Med, 2013. 159(2): p. 77-85., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23856681/

62. Cardwell, C. R., Abnet, C. C., Veal, P., Hughes, C. M., Cantwell, M. M., Murray, L. J., Exposure to oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer, Int J Cancer, 2012. 131(5): p. E717-25., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22161552/

63. Green, J., Czanner, G., Reeves, G., Watson, J., Wise, L., Beral, V., Oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer of oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum: case-control analysis within a UK primary care cohort, BMJ, 2010. 341: p. c4444., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20813820/

64. Oh, Y. H., Yoon, C., Park, S. M., Bisphosphonate use and gastrointestinal tract cancer risk: meta-analysis of observational studies, World J Gastroenterol., 2012. 18(40): p. 5779-5788., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3484348/

65. Haber, S. L., McNatty, D., An evaluation of the use of oral bisphosphonates and risk of esophageal cancer, Ann.Pharmacother., 2012. 46(3): p. 419-423., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22333262/

66. Andrici, J., Tio, M., Eslick, G. D., Meta-analysis: oral bisphosphonates and the risk of oesophageal cancer, Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 2012. 36(8): p. 708-16., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22966908/

67. Busby, J., Murchie, P., Murray, L., Iversen, L., Lee, A. J., Spence, A., et.al. The effect of medications which cause inflammation of the gastro-oesophageal tract on cancer risk: a nested case-control study of routine Scottish data, Int J Cancer, 2017. 140(8): p. 1828-1835., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28120338/

68. Bjelakovic, G., Nikolova, D., Simonetti, R. G., Gluud, C., Antioxidant supplements for preventing gastrointestinal cancers, Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev., 2008. p. CD004183., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18677777/

69. Vigen, C., Bernstein, L., Wu, A. H., Occupational physical activity and risk of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and stomach, Int J Cancer, 2006. 118(4): p. 1004-9., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16152595/

70. Stehle, P., Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung. 12. Ernährungsbericht 2012, European Journal of Nutrition an Food Safety, 2012. 4(1): p. 2347-564.

71. Liu, J., Wang, J., Leng, Y., Lv, C., Intake of fruit and vegetables and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies, Int J Cancer, 2013. 133(2): p. 473-85., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23319052/

72. Choi, Y., Song, S., Song, Y., Lee, J. E., Consumption of red and processed meat and esophageal cancer risk: meta-analysis, World J Gastroenterol, 2013. 19(7): p. 1020-9., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23467465/

73. Keszei, A. P., Schouten, L. J., Goldbohm, R. A., van den Brandt, P. A., Red and processed meat consumption and the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer subtypes in The Netherlands Cohort Study, Ann Oncol, 2012. 23(9): p. 2319-26., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22351741/

74. Huang, W., Han, Y., Xu, J., Zhu, W., Li, Z., Red and processed meat intake and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies, Cancer Causes Control, 2013. 24(1): p. 193-201., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23179661/

75. Jakszyn, P., Lujan-Barroso, L., Agudo, A., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Molina, E., Sanchez, M. J., et.al. Meat and heme iron intake and esophageal adenocarcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study, Int J Cancer, 2013. 133(11): p. 2744-50., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23728954/

76. Salehi, M., Moradi-Lakeh, M., Salehi, M. H., Nojomi, M., Kolahdooz, F., Meat, fish, and esophageal cancer risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis, Nutr Rev, 2013. 71(5): p. 257-67., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23590703/

77. Palmer, J. B., Drennan, J. C., Baba, M., Evaluation and treatment of swallowing impairments, Am Fam Physician, 2000. 61(8): p. 2453-62., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10794585/

78. Behrens, A., Labenz, J., Schuler, A., Schroder, W., Runzi, M., Steinmann, R. U., et.al. How safe is sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopy? A multicentre analysis of 388,404 endoscopies and analysis of data from prospective registries of complications managed by members of the Working Group of Leading Hospital Gastroenterologists (ALGK), Z Gastroenterol, 2013. 51(5): p. 432-6., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23681895/

79. Curvers, W. L., Alvarez Herrero, L., Wallace, M. B., Wong Kee Song, L. M., Ragunath, K., Wolfsen, H. C., et.al. Endoscopic tri-modal imaging is more effective than standard endoscopy in identifying early-stage neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus, Gastroenterology, 2010. 139(4): p. 1106-14., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20600033/

80. Hori, K., Okada, H., Kawahara, Y., Takenaka, R., Shimizu, S., Ohno, Y., et.al. Lugol-voiding lesions are an important risk factor for a second primary squamous cell carcinoma in patients with esosphageal cancer or head and neck cancer, Am J Gastroenterol, 2011. 106(5): p. 858-66., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21468010/

81. Qumseya, B. J., Wang, H., Badie, N., Uzomba, R. N., Parasa, S., White, D. L., et.al. Advanced imaging technologies increase detection of dysplasia and neoplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus: a meta-analysis and systematic review, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2013. 11(12): p. 1562-70.e1-2., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23851020/

82. Chung, C. S., Lo, W. C., Lee, Y. C., Wu, M. S., Wang, H. P., Liao, L. J., Image-enhanced endoscopy for detection of second primary neoplasm in patients with esophageal and head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Head Neck, 2016. 38 Suppl 1: p. E2343-9., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26595056/

83. Curvers, W. L., ten Kate, F. J., Krishnadath, K. K., Visser, M., Elzer, B., Baak, L. C., et.al. Low-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: overdiagnosed and underestimated, Am J Gastroenterol, 2010. 105(7): p. 1523-30., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20461069/

84. Uedo, N., Fujishiro, M., Goda, K., Hirasawa, D., Kawahara, Y., Lee, J. H., et.al. Role of narrow band imaging for diagnosis of early-stage esophagogastric cancer: current consensus of experienced endoscopists in Asia-Pacific region, Dig Endosc, 2011. 23 Suppl 1: p. 58-71., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21535204/

85. Sharma, P., Hawes, R. H., Bansal, A., Gupta, N., Curvers, W., Rastogi, A., et.al. Standard endoscopy with random biopsies versus narrow band imaging targeted biopsies in Barrett's oesophagus: a prospective, international, randomised controlled trial, Gut, 2013. 62(1): p. 15-21., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22315471/

86. Canto, M. I., Anandasabapathy, S., Brugge, W., Falk, G. W., Dunbar, K. B., Zhang, Z., et.al. In vivo endomicroscopy improves detection of Barrett's esophagus-related neoplasia: a multicenter international randomized controlled trial (with video), Gastrointest Endosc, 2014. 79(2): p. 211-21., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24219822/

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