A condition with damage to the lining of the lower ESOPHAGUS resulting from chronic acid reflux (ESOPHAGITIS, REFLUX). Through the process of metaplasia, the squamous cells are replaced by a columnar epithelium with cells resembling those of the INTESTINE or the salmon-pink mucosa of the STOMACH. Barrett's columnar epithelium is a marker for severe reflux and precursor to ADENOCARCINOMA of the esophagus
Barrett's esophagus -- Chemotherapy. : Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus : a systematic review and economic evaluation : final report / submitted to the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process ; submitted by Health Technology and Policy Unit, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
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Barrett's esophagus -- Treatment. : Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus : a systematic review and economic evaluation : final report / submitted to the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process ; submitted by Health Technology and Policy Unit, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta