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Postoperative morbidity after correction of esophageal atresia is partly determined by gastroesophageal reflux disease, which has been proven to affect from one-half to two-thirds of patients during childhood. We conducted a follow-up study to test our hypothesis that, if former patients still show gastroesophageal reflux at adult age, they are at high risk for developing Barrett's esophagus, which is considered to be premalignant.
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