Barrett's esophagus: emerging evidence for improved clinical practice

A disease entity is identified -- Fluctuating risk factors and epidemiology -- Metaplasia and dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus -- Genetics and biomarkers in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma -- Diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus -- Screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus -- In vivo optical detection of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus with endoscopic light scattering spectroscopy -- Enhanced imaging of the esophagus : optical coherence tomography -- Enhanced imaging of the esophagus : confocal laser endomicroscopy -- History of ablative therapies for Barrett's and superficial adenocarcinoma -- Radiofrequency ablation -- Cryospray ablation -- Endoscopic surgical therapies for Barrett's esophagus -- Chemoprevention of Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma -- Posttreatment surveillance, risk for recurrence of Barrett's esophagus, and adenocarcinoma after treatment.