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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Barrett's esophagus was first discovered by Dr. Norman Barrett, a Australian-born British [[surgeon]] at St Thomas' Hospital, in 1957. Tileston, in 1906, was the first to describe columnar [[metaplasia]] of the [[esophagus]], as ‘peptic ulcer of the esophagus’. | |||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
The following are a few aspects about the historical perspective of Barrett's esophagus :<ref name="Barrett_1957">{{cite journal |author=Barrett N |title=The lower esophagus lined by [[columnar epithelium]] |journal=Surgery |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=881-94 |year=1957 |pmid=13442856}}</ref><ref name="pmid21199510">{{cite journal| author=Dent J| title=Barrett's esophagus: A historical perspective, an update on core practicalities and predictions on future evolutions of management. | journal=J Gastroenterol Hepatol | year= 2011 | volume= 26 Suppl 1 | issue= | pages= 11-30 | pmid=21199510 | doi=10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06535.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21199510 }} </ref> | |||
*Norman Barrett, in 1957, defined the [[esophagus]] as, ‘that part of the [[fore-gut]], [[distal]] to the cricopharyngeal [[sphincter]], which is lined by [[squamous epithelium]]’. | |||
*The columnar [[metaplasia]] of the [[esophagus]] is referred to as Barrett’s esophagus (BE). | |||
*Tileston, in 1906, was the first to describe columnar [[metaplasia]] of the [[esophagus]], as ‘peptic ulcer of the esophagus’. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amresh Kumar MD [2]
Overview
Barrett's esophagus was first discovered by Dr. Norman Barrett, a Australian-born British surgeon at St Thomas' Hospital, in 1957. Tileston, in 1906, was the first to describe columnar metaplasia of the esophagus, as ‘peptic ulcer of the esophagus’.
Historical Perspective
The following are a few aspects about the historical perspective of Barrett's esophagus :[1][2]
- Norman Barrett, in 1957, defined the esophagus as, ‘that part of the fore-gut, distal to the cricopharyngeal sphincter, which is lined by squamous epithelium’.
- The columnar metaplasia of the esophagus is referred to as Barrett’s esophagus (BE).
- Tileston, in 1906, was the first to describe columnar metaplasia of the esophagus, as ‘peptic ulcer of the esophagus’.
References
- ↑ Barrett N (1957). "The lower esophagus lined by columnar epithelium". Surgery. 41 (6): 881–94. PMID 13442856.
- ↑ Dent J (2011). "Barrett's esophagus: A historical perspective, an update on core practicalities and predictions on future evolutions of management". J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 26 Suppl 1: 11–30. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06535.x. PMID 21199510.