| Autor: |
Shapira, Micha, Bassan, Harry M., Rizescu, Josefina |
| Zdroj: |
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; December 1979, Vol. 242 Issue: 23 p2589-2589, 1p |
| Abstrakt: |
ECTOPIC gastric mucosa in the esophagus was first reported about 70 years ago1 by Keible. In 1950 Barrett2 described a syndrome, now identified with his name, of a chronic peptic ulcer in the middle third of the esophagus lined with columnar epithelium distal to the ulcer.Since Barrett's initial description, several reports of columnar-lined esophagus have appeared. The relation of this condition to reflux esophagitis and a high incidence of adenocarcinoma has been reported.3We present a case report of a patient with hiatal hernia and reflux esophagitis in whom a columnar-lined epithelium developed (Barrett's syndrome) in a benign polyp of the lower esophagus. This benign polyp had been diagnosed 16 years previously.Report of a CaseA 68-year-old woman was first seen by a physician in 1961. She complained of dysphagia, heartburn, and intermittent epigastric pain. Roentgenographic examination showed a polyp in the lower part of |
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