Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the EsophagusHumansBarrett EsophagusEsophageal NeoplasmsMaleFemale
The metabolic profile of lean patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus.
Tarek Sawas, Joanne T Benson, Alina Allen, Kenneth Wang, Sachin Wani, Prasad G Iyer, David A Katzka
Published: 202510.1093/dote/doaf080
Abstract
Central obesity is a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) independent of acid reflux. However, about a quarter of patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE) and EAC have a normal body mass index (BMI). One hypothesis is that chronic systemic i…
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