Retention Esophagitis as a Significant Clinical Predictor of Progression to Esophageal Cancer in Achalasia

• Main Authors: Haewon Kim (Author), Hyojin Park (Author), HeeSeung Choi (Author), Yooju Shin (Author), Hyunsung Park (Author), Young Hoon Youn (Author), Jie-Hyun Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Chronic liquid and/or food stasis caused by retention esophagitis (RE) in achalasia is a notable endoscopic finding because of the presence of a thickened or whitish esophageal mucosa and histologically altered squamous hyperplasia. We aimed to identify the clinical features of RE as...