According to the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), and the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), the diagnosis of BE requires the presence of goblet cells, as IM is the only type of columnar epithelium of the esophagus found to pose a clearly significant cancer risk.
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Columnar Metaplasia of the Esophagus Presenting as Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children with Neurologic Impairment or Congenital Esophageal Atresia.
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