Category Archives: Barrett’s Oesophagus

Test for Barrett’s Oesophagus in under a minute!

  Imagine this: swallowing a pill and less than a minutes later, your doctor can see if you have a life threatening illness. The alternative: being sedated for 90 minutes, receiving slower results and inferior picture quality. A new, pill-sized … Continue reading

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Does Diagnosing Barrett’s Oesophagus Improve Cancer Outcome

One of the most important questions in the whole field of Barrett’s oesophagus is whether diagnosing it makes any difference. For most people, Barrett’s is a curiosity – the lining of the gullet changes from the normal pale pink to … Continue reading

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When is it Barrett’s oesophagus

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One of the rather difficult issues is to decide when a person has Barrett’s oesophagus and when they do not. It should be straightforward but it isn’t. The first thing is that instead of the usual pale pink lining, the … Continue reading

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