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Narrow-band imaging of the gastric-like mucosa in the upper esophagus
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed gastric-like mucosa 2 cm in diameter in the proximal esophagus, suggestive of an inlet patch (Fig. 1).
Immunohistochemical stain reveals that the inlet patch gastric mucosa is positive for Helicobacter pylori microorganisms (immunoperoxidase 20x)
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The biopsy of the esophageal lesion confirmed the gastric mucosa, showing mild chronic inflammation and a positive immunohistochemical stain for H. pylori (Fig. 2).