Short segment Barrett's esophagus and distal gastric intestinal metaplasia Esôfago de Barrett de segmento curto e metaplasia intestinal gástrica distal

BACKGROUND: Short segment Barrett's esophagus is defined by the presence of <3 cm of columnar-appearing mucosa in the distal esophagus with intestinal metaplasia on histophatological examination. Barrett's esophagus is a risk factor to develop adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. While Barr...

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Main Authors: Judite Dietz, Sílvia Chaves-e-Silva, Luíse Meurer, Setsuo Sekine, Andréa Ribeiro de Souza, Gilmara Coelho Meine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2006-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032006000200011