Barrett's oesophagus

Introduction: Barrett's oesophagus

Description of Barrett's oesophagus

Barrett's oesophagus (medical condition): Barrett's esophagus is a disorder in which the lining of the...more »

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Barrett's oesophagus: Esophageal segment lined with columnar metaplastic epithelium which is flat or villiform. Barrett's epithelium is characterized by two different types of cells: goblet cells and columnar cells. The symptomatology of Barrett's esophagus is that of gastro-esophageal reflux. It is the precursor of most esophageal adenocarcinomas. (WHO, 2000) -- 2003
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Barrett's oesophagus: Related Topics

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Barrett's oesophagus as a Disease

Barrett's oesophagus (medical condition): See Barrett's oesophagus (disease information).
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Barrett's oesophagus: Related Diseases

Barrett's oesophagus: Barrett's oesophagus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Digestive conditions
• Esophageal conditions
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Terms Similar to Barrett's oesophagus:

• Gastric metaplasia of esophagus

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External links related to: Barrett's oesophagus

• OMIM - GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
• Barrett's esophagus - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Barrett esophagus
• National Cancer Institute - Esophageal Cancer Treatment
• eMedicine - Barrett Esophagus : Article by Narain Srinivas, MD
• Barrett's syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Barrett Esophagus and Barrett Ulcer : Article by Mark Johnston, MD
• Barrett's esophagus - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

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