Barrett’s Esophagus and Cardiac Intestinal Metaplasia: Two Conditions within the Same Spectrum

Nicole White; Manal Gabril; Gershon Ejeckam; Maria Mathews; John Fardy; Fady Kamel; Jules Doré; George M Yousef

doi:10.1155/2008/243254

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2008)

Barrett’s Esophagus and Cardiac Intestinal Metaplasia: Two Conditions within the Same Spectrum

Nicole White,
Manal Gabril,
Gershon Ejeckam,
Maria Mathews,
John Fardy,
Fady Kamel,
Jules Doré,
George M Yousef

Affiliations

Nicole White: BioMedical Sciences, Memorial University, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Manal Gabril: Discipline of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Gershon Ejeckam: Discipline of Pathology, Eastern Health, Canada
Maria Mathews: Division of Community Health and Humanities, Memorial University, Canada
John Fardy: Gastroenterology Unit, Eastern Health, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Fady Kamel: BioMedical Sciences, Memorial University, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Jules Doré: BioMedical Sciences, Memorial University, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
George M Yousef: Department of Laboratory Medicine, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/243254
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 4
pp. 369 – 375

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Immunostaining for cytokeratin 7 (CK7) and cytokeratin 20 (CK20) has a characteristic pattern in Barrett’s esophagus (BE), but reports regarding its sensitivity and specificity are inconsistent. Intestinal metaplasia of the gastric cardia (CIM) is histologically similar to BE, but with no abnormal endoscopic findings.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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