Biopsies were studied that fulfilled two major criteria. First, the biopsy must have superficial epithelial necrosis or desquamation. Second, there had to have been endoscopic white plaques or ...

Is there any reason to biopsy normal-appearing esophageal mucosa in a patient with GERD who is asymptomatic when on a proton-pump inhibitor and who has no visible Barrett's esophagus? Recent data ...