@laura_targownik @ginorthshore @AmerGastroAssn @AllonKahn @drjerber @stevenbollipo @GI_Pearls @DrReddyGI @VaNiPaLeTi @KapuriaMd @TarunRustaGI_MD This is also an interesting article that associates long term PPI use as a risk for Barrett's. https://t.co/Wfg
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"Originally, it was believed that chronic acid reflux was responsible for BE (Barrett’s esophagus)...However, this may not be the case, as the increased use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)...appears to be associated with the increased incidence of EAC." h
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"This emphasizes the importance of better understanding the causal process leading to intestinal metaplasia (BE) and suggests that a possible re-evaluation of the current protocol for the management and treatment of GERD and BE may be beneficial." https://
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In people with chronic #GERD #reflux PPI medications do NOT prevent esophageal cancer. However aspirin does. What... https://t.co/1xhlEztG84