Table 2.

Medical therapy vs surgery for Barrett’s esophagus n (%)

Publication	Treatments	PPI	Nissen	Progression PPI	Progression Nissen	Regression PPI	Regression Nissen	Study type
Gatenby et al[6], 2009	PPI vs Nissen	646	41	154 (24)	4 (10)	NA	NA	Cohort
Parrilla et al[28], 2003	H2RA/PPI vs Nissen	43	58	10 (23)	5 (9)	2 (5)	5 (9)	RCT
Rossi et al[29], 2006	PPI vs successful Nissen	19	16	NA	NA	12 (63)	16 (100)	Case comparison
Total		708	115	164 (23.8)	9 (9.1)	14 (22.6)	21 (28.4)

PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; H2RA: H2 receptor antagonist; RCT: Randomized controlled trial; NA: Not applicable.