Retention Esophagitis as a Significant Clinical Predictor of Progression to Esophageal Cancer in Achalasia

Background/Aims Chronic liquid and/or food stasis caused by retention esophagitis (RE) in achalasia is a notable endoscopic finding because of the presence of a thickened or whitish esophageal mucosa and histologically altered squamous hyperplasia. We aimed to identify the clinical features of RE as...

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Autori principali: Haewon Kim, Hyojin Park, HeeSeung Choi, Yooju Shin, Hyunsung Park, Young Hoon Youn, Jie-Hyun Kim
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2018-03-01
Serie:Clinical Endoscopy
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Accesso online:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2017-087.pdf