Barrett's Esophagus Center - Tamarac, FL
Tamarac Gastroenterologist Doctors for Barrett's EsophagusType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Tamarac * Harvey S Kleiner DO & Armando A Fernandez MD  Medical Multi Specialty Group of West Broward PA  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Bachar Dahman MD  Craig A Peller MD  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  Digestive Disease Associates  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  Digestive Disease Associates  Gastrocare LLP  Digestive Disease Associates  Douglas M Weissman MD  Guy V Zingaro MD  Murali P Shankar MD  Jerold A Cohen MD  Jose M Flores MD  Peter H Gach MD  Hahn & Adler Associates  Hahn & Adler Associates  West Broward Gastroenterology  West Broward Gastroenterology  West Broward Gastroenterology  Elliot Wortzel MD  Rodolfo Chirinos MD  West Broward Gastroenterology Associates  West Broward Gastroenterology Associates  West Broward Gastroenterology Associates  Satya P Singh MD PA  Aryama Sharma MD  W John Dickerson II MD  Gastroenterology Associates PA  Leslie Jacob MD  Daniel S Kosches MD PA  Digestive Disease Consultants of South Florida  Gastroenterology Associates PA  Steven E Selub MD  The Gastroenterology Institute of Fort Lauderdale  The Gastroenterology Institute of Fort Lauderdale  Jose C Meeroff MD  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Leib H Singer MD  The Gastroenterology Institute of Fort Lauderdale  Litzenblatt Piecher & Lopez MD PA  Litzenblatt Piecher & Lopez MD PA  Litzenblatt Piecher & Lopez MD PA  Boca Raton Gastroenterology Associates PA  Boca Raton Gastroenterology Associates PA  Boca Raton Gastroenterology Associates PA  Andrew H Zwick MD  Harold Rosen MD  Imperial Point Medical Group  Imperial Point Medical Group  Subhash Gupta MD  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Neil T Tucker MD  Caren J Bennett MD  Dr Gupta  Leonel J Hernandez MD  HGR Medical Associates  Gordon G Souaid MD  Center for Gastroenterology  Pedro P Llaneza MD  Milton Gedallovich & Howard Baikovitz MDs  Milton Gedallovich & Howard Baikovitz MDs  Marwan Iskandarani MD  Adult Center for Gastroenterology & Nutrition  Howard A Rubenstein MD PA  Digestive Disease Institute  Digestive Disease Institute  Digestive Disease Institute  Alberto E Angulo MD  The Center For Gastrointestinal Disorders  Ira R Lefkof MD  Herbert L Shick MD  Robert L Mellman MD & Cheryl Moss-Mellman MD  Prosper Abitbol DO  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Paul E Gregoline DPM PA  Digestive Disease Consultants  Moshe Hirth MD  Associates in Internal Medicine  South Palm GI PA  South Palm GI PA  South Palm GI PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Palm GI PA Tamarac, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Barrett's EsophagusRead the Barrett's Esophagus article » What is Barrett's esophagus?Barrett's esophagus is a complication of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), primarily in white men. GERD is a disease in which there is reflux of acidic fluid from the stomach into the esophagus (the swallowing tube). It most commonly causes heartburn. There are two requirements for the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus. The requirements necessitate an endoscopy of the esophagus. During endoscopy, a long flexible tube with a light and camera at its tip (an endoscope) is inserted through the mouth and into the esophagus to view and biopsy (sample tissue from) the lining of the esophagus. The two requirements are:
Barrett's esophagus is officially coded by the Library of Congress for electronic searches of the literature as Barrett esophagus, but Barrett's esophagus (with the apostrophe "s") is the name used universally. The condition is named after a surgeon, Norman Barrett, who described the condition. However, it turns out that his interpretation of the findings was not correct. In 1953, Doctors' Allison and Johnstone actually described this condition as we now understand it, namely that metaplasia was occurring. (M... Recommended Reading Related to Barrett's EsophagusDisease prevention in men introductionRoutine screening tests are part of basic prevention medicine. All of the following screening tests are commonly available through your doctor. Take an active role in your own health care and discuss screening tests with your doctor early in life. Following is a list of diseases for which screening is recommended along with mention of the commonly used screening tests, which usually are safe and simple and can help detect many diseases before they become harmful.
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis
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Dysphagia
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Hoarseness
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Schatzki's Ring
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Heartburn
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Reflux Laryngitis
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