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Barrett esophagus: prevalence of central adiposity, metabolic syndrome, and a proinflammatory state.
Annals of surgery - 1 Jun 2008
Ryan Aoife M, Healy Laura A, Power Derek G, Byrne Miriam, Murphy Sinead, Byrne Patrick J, Kelleher Dermot, Reynolds John V
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BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, with a pathway through inflammation and metaplasia secondary to reflux the dominant hypothesis. The proinflammatory impact of adipocytokines associated with the metabolic syndrome of central adiposity may also be relevant. The objective of this study was to explore this profile in Barrett esophagus. METHODS: Patients with specialized intestinal...
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