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Egd showed barret's esophagus but biopsy was neg. if not true barret's, what would the condition be called, as a diagnosis?

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Clarify: There may have been some other mucosal alteration, or the biopsy may have missed the involved area, or the pathologist may have just meant no per malignant change though Barrett's was seen.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 12/31/2015

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