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BE: Surveillance endoscopy frequency improving but still overdone

Key clinical point: 2016 guidelines have reduced endoscopy oversurveillance, but more work needs to be done.

Major finding: Just over 30% of subjects with nondysplastic Barrett’s esophagus were recommended to have surveillance in less than 3 years.

Study details: A retrospective analysis of the GI Quality Improvement Consortium Registry (135,704 endoscopies among 114,894 individual patients).

Disclosures: The study was funded by the University of Colorado department of medicine. The article authors have consulted for various companies. Dr. Gellad has no relevant financial disclosures.

Citation:

Wani S et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Oct 11. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000960.