Obstruction of the Esophagus by Diseased Ectopic Gastric Mucosa

Ulceration in ectopic mucosa of the esophagus

“…However, smaller or larger areas may be covered with columnar epithelium. This condition has been described by a number of authors (Schridde, 1904;Berdal, 1949;Bosher and Taylor, 1951;Raeburn, 1951;Thomas, Rappoport and Keogh, 1954;Wyndham, 1956;Barrett, 1957;Tchertkoff and Lee, 1962;Law and Sheehan, 1965;Gemsenjager, 1966;Henrot, Nandrup, Auriat, and Guionie, 1969), and will probably give no symptoms unless pathological changes are present in the ectopic mucosa.…”