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Barrett's esophagus in a newborn
D B Robins1, R J Zaino, T V Ballantine
1Department of Pathology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.
Pediatric Pathology
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
We describe Barrett's esophagus occurring in a 3-week-old male. The finding of columnar cell-lined lower esophageal epithelium in the presence of gastroesophageal reflux supports the theory of an acquired phenomenon and suggests that the metaplastic process may have begun in the perinatal period.