Esofagopatia chagásica complicada com esôfago de Barrett

Monteiro Machado, Wellington; Padula Neto, Pedro; Rodrigues, Maria Aparecida Marchesan

Otro

Registro en:

GED - Gastrenterologia Endoscopia Digestiva, v. 22, n. 6, p. 257-260, 2003.

0101-7772

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/67470

http://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/67470

2-s2.0-1942499535

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/888910

Autor

Monteiro Machado, Wellington

Padula Neto, Pedro

Rodrigues, Maria Aparecida Marchesan

Institución

Universidade Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Brasil)

Resumen

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an uncommon condition in chagasic esophagopathy not previously treated. In this report, a case of chagasic esophagopathy associated to GERD and complicated with Barrett's esophagus is described. Potential pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the condition are presented and commented.