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Ultrastructural phenotype of "intestinal-type" cells in columnar-lined esophagus.
Ultrastructural pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Sbarbati A, Faccioli N, Ricci F, Merigo F, Benati D, Castaldini G, Cordiano C, Osculati F
Abstract excerpt
An intestinal-type epithelium is often present at columnar-lined esophagus, gastroesophageal junction or within the so-called short segment Barrett's esophagus, but ultrastructural study failed to detect enterocytes in columnar-lined esophagus. The authors have analyzed the intestinal aspects present in areas of columnar-lined esophagus in a population of patients with reflux esophagitis to better understand the...
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