Utilization of Surveillance Endoscopy for Barrett’s Esophagus in Medicare Enrollees

Guidelines recommend surveillance of nondysplastic Barrett’s esophagus (BE) every 3 to 5 years, but do not provide guidance on when to discontinue surveillance.1 There is limited understanding of practice patterns in surveillance of BE. We hypothesized that surveillance of BE persists through older age, even in individuals with substantially diminished life expectancy.

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