Trichomoniasis complicating esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis: Diagnosis by transmission electron microscopy

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-107

  Guccion, John G ^a   Ortega, Louis G ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis; Trichomoniasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONIASIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FISTULA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029919292     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913129609016305     Document Type: Article

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