Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2022; 10(17): 5841-5845
Published online Jun 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i17.5841
Barrett’s esophagus in a patient with bulimia nervosa: A case report
Ahmed Gouda, Mohamed El-Kassas
Ahmed Gouda, Department of Gastroenterology NMC, Ruwais Hospital, Abu Dhabi 14638, United Arab Emirates
Mohamed El-Kassas, Department of Endemic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo 11795, Egypt
Author contributions: Gouda A performed the endoscopic procedure and collected the patient’s data; El-Kassas M wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Both authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Informed consent statement: All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. An informed consent was obtained from the participant included in the study.
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Corresponding author: Mohamed El-Kassas, MD, Full Professor, Department of Endemic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo 11795, Egypt. m_elkassas@yahoo.com
Received: December 12, 2021
Peer-review started: December 12, 2021
First decision: February 8, 2022
Revised: February 18, 2022
Accepted: April 9, 2022
Article in press: April 9, 2022
Published online: June 16, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Barrett’s esophagus is a known complication of long-standing gastroesophageal reflux disease. Here, we present a case of a 47-year-old male patient with a long-standing history of heartburn and vomiting after meals. Upper endoscopy showed gastroesophageal reflux grade D with intestinal mucosal metaplasia. This emphasized the importance of considering upper endoscopy screening for Barrett’s esophagus in patients with eating disorders, especially those with self-induced vomiting, as in bulimia nervosa.