In this episode, Charlie Andrews speaks to Dr Andrew Moore about this condition, which affects up to 1.5% of the population, with a risk of progression to cancer of 3-13% over the patient's lifetime (Cancer Research UK).  They discuss the typical presenting features, who needs an endoscopy to look for Barrett's, and how the condition is managed both in primary and secondary care. The BSG guidelines mentioned by Dr Moore in the episode can be found here: https://www.bsg.org.uk/clinical-resource/bsg-guidelines-on-the-diagnosis-and-management-of-barretts-oesophagus/

For more episodes about the oesophagus, you may find the following episodes of Ingest useful: Dyspepsia, Eosinophilic oesophagitis, Dysphagia and Achalasia.