He fought through paralysis and hip dysplasia, and had to learn how to walk again.

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The most serious cause that I have seen is dysplasia of the pancreatic duct.

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The standard treatment for Barrett's has been to watch for precancerous changes called dysplasia, and in some cases remove the patient's esophagus.

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In very rare cases, this ductal dysplasia can progress to pancreatic cancer.

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None of the treated patients progressed to high-grade dysplasia or cancer.

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The findings may help to explain a previously identified association between longer periods of ventilation and cerebral palsy, cognitive disorders and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a lung disorder, in extremely preterm babies, they said.

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At a conference of gastroenterologists in San Diego on Monday, researchers presented interim results from a multi-center trial showing that among patients treated with RFA, 85% were free of dysplasia, and 74% were free of all signs of Barrett's, 12 months later.

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