<prompt> False about Barrets Esophagus is:Premalignant conditionsCan be diagnosed by seeing under endoscopeBiopsy is necessary to confirm diagnosisNone  <response>: Answer is D None: All statements about Barrets Esophagus are true Stricture in Barrets esophagus may present in high oesophagus Barrets oesophagus can also lead to chronic peptic ulcers of the esophagus with high and long strictures. Barrets esophagus is premalignant Barrets esophagus can progress to adenocarcinoma Diagnosis can be suggested by Endoscopy Endoscopy shows a salmon pink epithelium above the gastroesophageal junction which replaces the whitish squamous epithelium. Diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy Diagnosis is confirmed by pathological examination and requires the identification of columnar intestinal type epithelium characterized by the presence of goblet cells. Barrets Esophagus Metaplasia of esophageal squamous epithelium into columnar in distal oesophagus Most common type of columnar epithelium is intestinal epithelium intestinal metaplasiaU Metaplasia characteristically affects the distal lower oesophagus It is consequence of severe reflex esophagitisU More common in menu Males Females More common in whites Whites Blacks More common with increasing age incidence increases with age Considered a premalignant condition Type of cancer associated in an adenocarcinoma Columnar metaplasia that carries maximum risk of adenocarcinoma is intestinal metaplasia intestinal epitheliumU Can lead to chronic peptic ulceration of esophagus Barret ulcer Can lead to high midoesophageal and long strictures 