The original descriptions of BE specified a length of abnormal mucosa at least 2-3 cm above ... could occur in the distal 2-3 cm of the esophagus as well; this form of intestinal metaplasia ...

Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the cells in the esophagus have been replaced with non-cancerous abnormal cells.

Narrow band imaging (NBI) is a new technique that can visualize the whole esophagus. The mucosa is sequentially ... irregular vascular patterns, and abnormal blood vessels; all such areas had ...

Esophageal resection should include all of ... and a 5-cm hiatal hernia beyond the abnormal mucosa (A). Biopsies of reddish mucosa revealed inflammatory changes and intestinal metaplasia ...