Prevalence and significance of pancreatic acinar metaplasia at the gastroesophageal junction

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1507-1510

  Wang, Helen H ^a   Zeroogian, John M ^a   Spechler, Stuart J ^a   Goyal, Raj K ^a   Antonioli, Donald A ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal junction; Pancreatic metaplasia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACINAR CELL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; METAPLASIA; PREVALENCE; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029800409     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199612000-00010     Document Type: Article

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