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Barrett''s esophagus is a gastrointestinal disorder in which the lining of the esophagus(the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach) is damaged by stomach acid that leaks backward.Irritation of the lining of the esophagus by stomach ...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
Barrett''s esophagus is pre-cancerous condition in which normal cells lining the esophagus are replaced with abnormal cells that, in some people, develop into a type of cancer of the esophagus called adenocarcinoma.The esophagus is a tube 10-13 inc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
If you have Barrett's esophagus, part of the lining of the esophagus near the stomach has changed. This change is caused by the acid reflux that occurs with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). The changed lining is not cancer. But it can lead to esophageal cancer later on.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
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