PMID: 11917444Mar 29, 2002Paper

Prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in patients with colorectal carcinoma

Revista de gastroenterología de México
M I Sandoval-ArrietaM E Rendón

Abstract

To determine Barrett's esophagus (BO) prevalence in patients diagnosed with colorectal carcinoma (CC) and feasibility-associated factors in a 10 week period from March 1st to June 15, 1999. Endoscopy Department, Oncology Hospital, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS. A prospective, transversal, observational and comparative assay of 48 patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma in whom high endoscopy with biopsy harvest was performed; otherwise, colonoscopy was performed in eight patients with confirmed BO. Thirty men and 18 women were studied with an average age of 53 years of age. In 100%, colon cancer was determined as adenocarcinoma and location were rectal in 43.7%. Prevalence of BO was 22.9% in addition to 0.74 to 2% in the general population. This implies an odds ratio calculated at 36.43 (p = 0.00000) and 3.09 p = 0.00007), respectively, for risk to present BO concomitant with CC. There was no statistical significance in relation to age, smoking habit, and/or alcoholism. Among eight patients with BO without CCR, only one had a tubulovellous polypus (12.5%) identified. Although the results were not to conclusive to affirm the association of BA with CCR, the high prevalence found justifies...Continue Reading

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