PMID: 6536255Oct 1, 1984Paper

Barrett esophagus following peptic and alkaline esophagitis

Arquivos De Gastroenterologia
A Ziliotto JúniorR J Vianna Júnior

Abstract

Eight cases of Barrett's esophagus are presented, six as a result of long-term reflux esophagitis, three of them with ulcer in gastric-like mucosa, two with stenosis. The Congo-Red test in three patients showed non-secretory pattern. They could twice confirm the epithelial change in previous normal esophageal mucosa, once after alkaline reflux esophagitis in a patient with total gastrectomy and esophagus-jejunostomy. Both surgical and medical treatment of reflux could afford relief of the symptoms but they produce no change in the ectopic mucosa.

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