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

• 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

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