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We examined 23 patients with columnar-lined esophagus (2 with long segment and 21 with short segment) endoscopically. After staining with Lugol's iodine solution, squamous islands were identified in the columnar mucosa in 18 (78%) of the 23 patients. When biopsy specimens were obtained from these islands, esophageal glands proper or their ducts were seen in 12 (67%) of the 18 cases. Because the identification...
A 60-year-old woman complaining of abdominal discomfort was found at endoscopy to have a dome-shaped esophageal polyp, located 22cm from the incisor teeth and covered by normal epithelium. Histologic examination after endoscopic removal showed a submucosal esophageal gland adenoma. This is the ninth reported case of this entity. Eleven years later, the patient remains well with no evidence of esophageal...
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