Health condition
Barrett Esophagus
What is Barrett Esophagus?
A condition with damage to the lining of the lower ESOPHAGUS resulting from chronic acid reflux (ESOPHAGITIS, REFLUX). Through the process of metaplasia, the squamous cells are replaced by a columnar epithelium with cells resembling those of the INTESTINE or the salmon-pink mucosa of the STOMACH. Barrett's columnar epithelium is a marker for severe reflux and precursor to ADENOCARCINOMA of the esophagus.
Biomedical terminology and classification based on Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
Research evidence
This condition is included in the encyclopedia, but no sufficiently linked research records are currently available in the local evidence database.
Most studied probiotic strains
Probiotic effects can be strain-specific. The organisms below are ranked using publications currently linked to this condition.
No specific probiotic strains are currently linked to this condition in the evidence database.
Key research
No highly relevant research articles are currently available for this condition in the local evidence database.