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Endoscopic Ablation of Barrett’s Columnar Lined Epithelium

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The condition whereby the tubular esophagus is lined with columnar epithelium rather than squamous epithelium was first described by Norman Barrett in 1950.1 He incorrectly believed it to be congenital in origin. It is now realized that it is an acquired abnormality, occurring in 7% to 10% of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and represents the end stage of the natural history of this disease.2 It is also understood to be distinctly different from the congenital condition in which islands of mature gastric columnar epithelium are found in the upper half of the esophagus.

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Peters, J.H., Bremner, R.M., Bremner, C.G. (2001). Endoscopic Ablation of Barrett’s Columnar Lined Epithelium. In: Greene, F.L., Heniford, B.T. (eds) Minimally Invasive Cancer Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3444-7_8

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