Presence of columnar-lined esophagus is negatively associated with the presence of esophageal varices in Japanese alcoholic men.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine whether the presence of columnar-lined esophagus (CLE) is associated with the presence of esophageal varices (EVs) in male Japanese alcoholics.

Methods

The subjects were 1614 Japanese alcohol-dependent men (≥ 40 years of age) who had undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopic screening. Digitalized records of high-quality endoscopic images that included the squamocolumnar junction and esophagogastric junction were retrospectively jointly reviewed by four expert endoscopists for the purpose of diagnosing CLE. The authors investigated whether and to what extent there were associations between the presence of CLE and the presence of EVs, especially in the group with liver cirrhosis (LC).

Results

CLE ≥ 5 mm in length was found in 355 subjects (≥ 30 mm in

SUBMITTER: Yokoyama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5656462 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature