Abbreviations

From the following article

Barrett's adenocarcinoma

Sachin Wani and Prateek Sharma

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo45

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5-FU

5-fluorouracil

APC

argon plasma coagulation

BE

Barrett's esophagus

BMI

body mass index

CCK2

cholecystokinin

COX-2

cyclooxygenase-2

CT

computed tomography

EAC

esophageal adenocarcinoma

EGF

epidermal growth factor

EMR

endoscopic mucosal resection

ERK

extracellular signal-related kinase

EUS

endoscopic ultrasound

FDG

fluorine 18 (¹⁸F)-fluorodeoxyglucose

FISH

fluorescent in situ hybridization

FNA

fine-needle aspiration

GERD

gastroesophageal reflux disease

HGD

high-grade dysplasia

IGF-1

insulin-like growth factor-1

IGF-1R

IGF-1 receptor

LGD

low-grade dysplasia

MARK

mitogen-activated protein kinase

MPEC

multipolar electrocoagulation

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

NADH

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

NBI

narrow band imaging

NSAIDs

nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs

OCT

optical coherence tomography

PDT

photodynamic therapy

PET

positron emission tomography

PGE₂

prostaglandin E₂

SEMS

self-expandable metal stents

SIM

specialized intestinal metaplasia

TGF-

transforming growth factor- alpha

TNF-

tumor necrosis factor- alpha

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