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*Endoscopic mucosal resection.<ref name=pmid19306943>{{cite journal |author=Sampliner RE |title=Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus |journal=Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2009 |month=March |pmid=19306943 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2009.03.011 |url=}}</ref> | *Endoscopic mucosal resection.<ref name=pmid19306943>{{cite journal |author=Sampliner RE |title=Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus |journal=Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2009 |month=March |pmid=19306943 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2009.03.011 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Surgical resection ??? | *Surgical resection ??? | ||
==Gastroesophageal reflux disease== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Abbreviated ''GERD'' and ''GORD'' (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease). | |||
Clinical: | |||
*Treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Basal cell hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid16707971>{{Cite journal | last1 = Steiner | first1 = SJ. | last2 = Kernek | first2 = KM. | last3 = Fitzgerald | first3 = JF. | title = Severity of basal cell hyperplasia differs in reflux versus eosinophilic esophagitis. | journal = J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr | volume = 42 | issue = 5 | pages = 506-9 | month = May | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1097/01.mpg.0000221906.06899.1b | PMID = 16707971 }}</ref> | |||
*Papillae elongation. | |||
*Inflammation, esp. eosinophils, lymphocytes with convoluted nuclei ("squiggle cells"). | |||
*+/-Spongiosis. | |||
==Eosinophilic esophagitis== | ==Eosinophilic esophagitis== | ||