Association between visceral abdominal obesity and long-segment Barrett’s esophagus in a Japanese population
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DOI: 10.1007/s00535-019-01640-3
Abstract: Background Visceral abdominal obesity is associated with Barrett’s esophagus (BE), especially long-segment BE (≥ 3 cm) (LSBE), in white individuals. However, the association between central obesity and LSBE has not been well investigated in Asia. The aim… read more here.
Keywords: visceral abdominal; vat sat; association; japanese population ... See more keywords