Description
Barrett's esophagus: Esophageal lesion lined with columnar metaplastic epithelium which is flat or villiform. Barrett epithelium is characterized by two different types of cells: goblet cells and columnar cells. The symptomatology of Barrett esophagus is that of gastro-esophageal reflux. It is the precursor of most esophageal adenocarcinomas. (WHO)
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
K11_BARRET |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: K227, ICD-9: 5301B |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: K227, ICD-9: 5301B |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
3 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology