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Barrett's esophagus was first discovered by Dr. Norman Barrett, a Australian-born British [[surgeon]] at St Thomas' Hospital, in 1957. | Barrett's esophagus was first discovered by Dr. Norman Barrett, a Australian-born British [[surgeon]] at St Thomas' Hospital, in 1957. | ||
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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.
Historical Perspective
Norman Barrett, in 1950, defined the esophagus as, ‘that part of the fore-gut, distal to the cricopharyngeal sphincter, which is lined by squamous epithelium’. It is ironic, then, that columnar metaplasia of the esophagus is referred to as Barrett’s esophagus (BE)[1]. Tileston, however, was the first to describe columnar metaplasia of the esophagus in 1906, as ‘peptic ulcer of the esophagus’.
References
- ↑ 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.