title: Is cervical inlet patch important clinical problem?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study we aim to determine the frequency of Inlet Patch (IP) and its association to clinical symptoms and draw attention to be aware of this heterotopic gastric mucosa.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a prospective case series that IP was detected in the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Patients with laringopharyngeal reflux symptoms underwent endoscopy between March 2009 and July 2012 in two different institutions. All the biopsies were obtained from if there is the IP lesion and antral or/and gastric mucosa. The data was prospectively evaluated. The prevalence was compared with those of patients that did not determine IP in the study period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  3907 upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy was performed while 123 patients consist of 51 male and 72 female was determined as IP. The prevalence of IP in patiens who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was 3.14% in our study. The majority of symptoms of those who had IP were laringopharyngeal reflux symptoms. Heterotopic gastric mucosa was fixed in 114 cases while 28 chronic inflammation, 9 esophagitis, 5 intestinal metaplasia, 4 glicogenic acanthosis were obtained as additional findings in pathological examinations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the proximal esophagus is a frequent finding if the endoscopist is aware of this entity. The importance of IP is the increasing number of cases of neoplastic transformation. Symptomatic patients should be treated and should be considered of the complications of heterotopic gastric mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Ethica Hospital, Department of Surgery/Istanbul, Turkey;
authors.forename: Gurol
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Bakırkoy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery/Istanbul, Turkey;
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adas
authors.affiliation: Bakırkoy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery/Istanbul, Turkey;
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.affiliation: Bezmialem Vakif University, Department of Surgery/Istanbul, Turkey;
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akcakaya
authors.affiliation: Bakırkoy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery/Istanbul, Turkey;
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.affiliation: University of Acıbadem, Medical School, Department of Pathology/Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goksel
authors.affiliation: University of Acıbadem, Medical School, Department of Pathology/Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozben
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yalcin
keywords: Cervical inlet patch; endoscopy; heterotopic gastric mucosa