Barrett's esophagus classification

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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 may be classified according to the distance between Z line and GEJ (Gastroesophgeal Junction) into 2 subtypes: Long Segment BE and Short Segment BE.