Re: Gastric help please :)

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Cound end be AND?

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Subject: Re: Gastric help please

Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 18:29:49 -0600

wrote:

> " The upper GI endoscopy, in addition to the small hiatal hernia,

> showed a possible short segment of Barrett's esophagus that was

> biopsied and erosive gastritis of the (s/l) **antrum** that was also

> biopsied. Duodenum was normal, however. The biopsy showed gastric

> (s/l) **cardia-type end esophagus squama mucosa** with moderate

> chronic inflammation consistent with chronic reflux.

>

> 1. atrum??

antrum, i.e., the gastric antrum of the stomach

> 2. cardia-type end esophagus squama mucosa??

Well, the cardia is part of the stomach, so I guess one could have

mucosa of the type found in the area of the cardia. I'm not sure about

the " end. " By the way, that would be squamous mucosa.

Jayni

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