Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	27440
Country	Japan

Received	2016-05-29 13:31
Peer-Review Started	2016-05-29 16:18
To Make the First Decision	2016-06-20 14:04
Return for Revision	2016-06-20 17:35
Revised	2016-06-30 22:30
Second Decision	2016-07-25 08:08
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2016-08-05 17:55
Articles in Press	2016-08-05 17:55
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Trajectories of endoscopic Barrett esophagus: Chronological changes in a community-based cohort
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Shouji Shimoyama, Toshihisa Ogawa and Toshiyuki Toma
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Shouji Shimoyama, Gastrointestinal Unit, Settlement Clinic, 4-20-7, Towa, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 120-0003, Japan. shimoyama@apost.plala.or.jp
Key Words	Barrett esophagus; Longitudinal vessels; Progression; Regression; Hiatus hernia
Core Tip	The authors demonstrated that the appea-rance or complete regression of Barrett esophagus (BE) occurs constantly over time. Both phenomena are associated with a hiatus hernia but not gastroe-sophageal reflux disease (GERD)-suggested symptoms, suggesting that the appearance of BE occurs silently. These findings imply that a lack of GERD-suggested symptoms is not sufficient to exclude patients from screening an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for identifying BE. The endoscopists should bear in mind that, along with the silent BE story, they should not miss the chance for the detection of BE and subsequent esophageal adenocarcinoma at an early, presymptomatic stage.
Publish Date	2016-09-14 19:04
Citation	Shimoyama S, Ogawa T, Toma T. Trajectories of endoscopic Barrett esophagus: Chronological changes in a community-based cohort. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(35): 8060-8066
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i35/8060.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.8060

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