Barrett's Esophagus "short segment" (1 of 4)

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Case description

Traditionally, Barrett's esophagus was defined as the presence of columnar mucosa extending >/= 3 cm into the tubular esophagus. This definition has evolved into the presence of any specialized columnar epithelium in the esophagus as it became known that the presence of intestinal metaplasia of any length was associated with an increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Barrett's esophagus was simply referred to as short-segment (< 3 cm) or long-segment (>/= 3 cm)

tags: barrett's esophagus endoscopy epithelium metaplasia

related terms: esophageal adenocarcinoma

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