The prevalence and clinical aspects of Barrett's esophagus in the population of Eastern Siberia

AIM: To study the prevalence and clinical aspects of Barrett's esophagus (BE) in natives and newcomers in East Siberia/MATERIAL AND METHODS: Clinical examinations and esophagogastroduodenoscopy were performed in 12975 Caucasoids and 1489 Khakases in Abakan (Khakasia), 1861 Caucasoids and 5829 T...

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Main Authors: N N Butorin, T B Bichurina, V V Tsukanov, É V Kasparov, D V Kuklin, V O Timoshenko, O V Shtygasheva, A S Maady, A V Vasiutin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: "Consilium Medicum" Publishing house 2013
Subjects:
barrett's esophagus
gastroesophageal disease
heartburn
prevalence
Medicine
R
Dudinka
Tuva
Taimyr
Siberia
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1794b9d4b55a435aa01bcc6a0b70eb1d
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Summary:AIM: To study the prevalence and clinical aspects of Barrett's esophagus (BE) in natives and newcomers in East Siberia/MATERIAL AND METHODS: Clinical examinations and esophagogastroduodenoscopy were performed in 12975 Caucasoids and 1489 Khakases in Abakan (Khakasia), 1861 Caucasoids and 5829 Tuvinians in Kyzyl (Republic of Tuva), and 1177 Caucasoids in Dudinka (Taimyr). The diagnosis of BE was verified by morphological study/RESULTS: Among the Caucasoids, the total prevalence of BE was 1.6% (2.4% in men and 0.8% in women; odds ratio (OR) was 3.21 with 95% CI 2.40-4.29; p

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