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Enhancing the Positive Predictive Value of EGD for Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus Through EsoGuard(R) Triage

2024-07-27 gastroenterology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundGuidelines support Barretts esophagus (BE) screening, but most eligible patients do not undergo endoscopic evaluation; non-endoscopic strategies are now supported as a reasonable alternative by U.S gastroenterology societies. EsoGuard (EG) is a DNA assay used with EsoCheck, a non-endoscopic cell collection device for detection of BE, which can be utilized as a triage to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in patients meeting screening criteria. In doing so, EG may serve to enrich the popu...

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