{"id":2791,"date":"2026-01-17T12:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:24:50","slug":"barretts-esophagus-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2791","title":{"rendered":"Barrett\u2019s Esophagus Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A condition where esophageal lining changes from squamous cells to intestinal-type cells due to chronic acid reflux, increasing cancer risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Do I Need Screening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chronic GERD (&gt;5 years)<\/li>\n<li>Frequent heartburn and regurgitation<\/li>\n<li>White males over 50 with obesity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How Should I Prepare?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fasting 6 hours before endoscopy.<\/li>\n<li>Stop PPIs 2 weeks prior if safe to do so, to improve biopsy accuracy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Happens During Endoscopy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sedation given.<\/li>\n<li>Visual inspection of the lower esophagus; multiple biopsies taken.<\/li>\n<li>Duration: 10\u201320 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Can I Expect Afterwards?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rest until sedation wears off.<\/li>\n<li>Resume clear liquids then soft diet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks &amp; Possible Complications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopsy bleeding (&lt;1%)<\/li>\n<li>Perforation (&lt;0.1%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No dysplasia: repeat endoscopy in 3\u20135 years.<\/li>\n<li>Low-grade dysplasia: every 6\u201312 months or endoscopic ablation.<\/li>\n<li>High-grade dysplasia: endoscopic therapy or surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A condition where esophageal lining changes from squamous cells to intestinal-type cells due to chronic acid reflux, increasing cancer risk. Why Do I Need Screening? Chronic GERD (&gt;5 years) Frequent heartburn and regurgitation White males over 50 with obesity How Should I Prepare? Fasting 6 hours before endoscopy. Stop PPIs 2 weeks prior if safe [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2792,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions\/2792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}