Barrett's Esophagus of long segment (3 of 24)

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Case description

Barrett's Esophagus retroflexed view. The columnar metaplasia in Barrett's esophagus causes no symptoms. Thus, most patients are seen initially for symptoms of the associated GERD such as heartburn, regurgitation, and dysphagia. Norman Barrett, a British surgeon, is widely believed to be the first to describe the transformation of the esophageal lining that bears his name. In a landmark paper in 1950. Barrett noted ulcers in a tubular, intrathoracic organ that appeared to be the esophagus but was lined by gastric-type columnar epithelium. Barrett argued (in retrospect, incorrectly) that this was a segment of stomach that had become tethered in the chest because of a congenitally short squamous-lined esophagus.

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