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Barrett’s oesophagus is named after Norman Barrett, a surgeon in London.
Initially he thought Barrett’s oesophagus was found in patients born with a “short oesophagus”, with the stomach pulled up into the chest.
Later research led to the knowledge that Barrett’s oesophagus was a condition you could develop where the lining of the lower oesophagus could change to become similar to that found later on in the intestine.