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Shape of Barrett's epithelium is associated with prevalence of erosive esophagitis |
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| Authors: | Tomoyuki Akiyama Masahiko Inamori Hiroshi Iida Hiroki Endo Kunihiro Hosono Yasunari Sakamoto Koji Fujita Masato Yoneda Hirokazu Takahashi Tomoko Koide Chikako Tokoro Ayumu Goto Yasunobu Abe Takeshi Shimamura Noritoshi Kobayashi Kensuke Kubota Satoru Saito Atsushi Nakajima |
| Affiliation: | Gastroenterology Division,Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura,Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan |
| Abstract: | AIM:To test the hypothesis that the shape and length of Barrett's epithelium are associated with prevalence of erosive esophagitis.METHODS:A total study population comprised 869 patients who underwent endoscopy during a health checkup at our hospital.The presence and extent of Barrett's epithelium were diagnosed based on the Prague C & M Criteria.We originally classified cases of Barrett's epithelium into two types based on its shape,namely,flamelike and lotus-like Barrett's epithelium,and into two groups b... |
| Keywords: | Barrett's epithelium Esophagitis Endoscopy |
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