Barrett’s oesophagus is a premalignant condition that predisposes to the development of oesophageal adenocarcinoma. It is detected on endoscopy and confirmed histologically by the presence in the ...
pathology.leeds.ac.uk BACKGROUND There is increasing evidence that reflux of bile plays a part in the pathogenesis of Barrett's oesophagus. Bile injury to the gastric mucosa results in a “chemical” ...
The squamo-columnar junction or Z-line (where the 'whitish' esophageal squamous mucosa finishes and the reddish gastric columnar mucosa starts). The esophagogastric junction or lower esophageal ...
The mucosa is sequentially illuminated by precise ... evaluated 63 patients with Barrett's esophagus. NBI identifed low-grade and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, and nondysplastic ...