Barrett Syndrome
《英文msh詞典》Barrett Syndrome
[同義詞] Barrett Syndrome
[主題詞] Barrett Esophagus
[中文釋義] 慢性消化性潰瘍及食管炎綜合征
[英文釋義] 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.