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Sameer Zar - The Royal Marsden

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Marsden</strong><br />

Barrett’s Oesophagus<br />

Barrett's oesophagus is a condition in which stratified<br />

squamous epithelium in the distal oesophagus is<br />

replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelium to a<br />

varying extent<br />

<strong>The</strong> condition develops as a consequence of chronic<br />

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD)<br />

It predisposes to the development of adenocarcinoma of<br />

the oesophagus

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