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Cardiac mucosa in neonates

Takubo K, Aida J, Vieth M, Fujiwara M, Nemoto T, Arai T, Mukaisho Ki, Nakazawa A, Ishiwata T (2023)

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Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Book Volume: 246

Article Number: 154498

DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154498

Abstract

Background: The histology of the cardiac mucosa at the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) at birth is still a controversy. We conducted a histopathological study of the EGJ to clarify the morphology, and to determine the presence or absence of cardiac mucosa at birth. Subjects: We examined 43 Japanese neonates and infants that are born prematurely or at full term. Death had occurred between 1 and 231 days after birth. Results: Cardiac mucosa without parietal cells showing positivity for anti-proton pump antibody, adjacent to the most distal squamous epithelium, was observed in 32 (74%) of the 43cases. Such mucosa was evident in neonates that were full-term and had died within 14 days after birth. On the other hand, cardiac mucosa with parietal cells adjacent to squamous epithelium was noted in 10 cases (23%); the remaining one (2%) had columnar-lined esophagus. Squamous and columnar islands were observed in a single histological section from the EGJ in 22 (51%) of the 43 cases. Parietal cells were sparsely or densely present in the gastric antral mucosa. Conclusions: On the basis of these histological findings, we consider that cardiac mucosa exists in neonates and infants and can be defined as such, irrespective of the presence or absence of parietal cells (so-called oxyntocardiac mucosa). Neonates born prematurely or at full-term have cardiac mucosa in the EGJ just after birth, as is the case for Caucasian neonates.

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APA:

Takubo, K., Aida, J., Vieth, M., Fujiwara, M., Nemoto, T., Arai, T.,... Ishiwata, T. (2023). Cardiac mucosa in neonates. Pathology Research and Practice, 246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2023.154498

MLA:

Takubo, Kaiyo, et al. "Cardiac mucosa in neonates." Pathology Research and Practice 246 (2023).

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