Columnar-lined esophagus in children.

Children with columnar-lined esophagus (CLE) become adults with CLE. Therefore, an understanding of the disorder as it occurs in children may be important for physicians caring for adults with CLE and for pediatric gastroenterologists and surgeons. Although there are many features of CLE common to children and adults, this article focuses on those special features of CLE in children and the issues that pertain particularly to children.