The Effect of Endoscopic Surveillance in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Guidelines recommend endoscopic surveillance of patients with Barrett’s esophagus (BE) to identify those with dysplasia (a precursor of carcinoma) or early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), who can be treated endoscopically. However, it is unclear whether surveillance increases survival times of patients with BE. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to qualitatively and quantitatively examine evidence for the association of endoscopic surveillance in patients with BE with survival and other outcomes.

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