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Histological abnormalities in patients with multiple esophageal webs

Volker F. EckardtHans Dieter Janisch

subject

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyPhysiologyRadiographyBiologyEsophageal DiseasesBasal Cell HyperplasiaEsophagusTransplant surgeryInternal medicinemedicineHumansBasal cellIn patientEsophagusHyperplasiabusiness.industryGastroenterologyHyperplasiaHepatologymedicine.diseaseRadiographymedicine.anatomical_structureEsophagoscopyDeglutition Disordersbusiness

description

Two cases of multiple esophageal webs are presented. Histological evaluation of multiple esophageal biopsies revealed marked basal cell hyperplasia along the whole length of the esophagus. In one case these mucosal alterations remained unchanged during several years of follow-up.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01296728