intestinal metaplasia

Barrett’s esophagus

Background: Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the lining of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach, undergoes a change. Normally, the esophagus is lined by squamous cells, which are well-suited to withstand the mechanical forces of swallowing. In Barrett’s esophagus, this lining changes, and the squamous cells are …
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Intestinal metaplasia

Intestinal metaplasia is a non-cancerous change where the cells normally found in an organ or tissue are replaced by the cells normally found in a part of the digestive tract called the small intestine. This change most commonly occurs in the esophagus (where it is called Barrett’s esophagus) and the stomach. Although intestinal metaplasia is …
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