ESOPHAGUS: GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (GERD)- HISTOPATHOLOGY

Ballon cells.

HISTOLOGICAL FINDINGS OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX1.-Basal cell hyperplasia .
2.-Papillary elongation
3.-intraepithelial eosinophil,
4.-intraepithelial neutrophil
5.-dilated intercellular spaces
6.-erosion
other findings are: ballon cells, dilated vascular

ARTICLES ABOUT THIS ISSUE: Reassessment of the diagnostic value of histology in patients with GERD, using multiple biopsy sites and an appropiate control group Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Oct;100(10):2299-306.