High power setting argon plasma coagulation for the eradication of Barrett's esophagus

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1661-1668

  Pereira Lima, Júlio C ^a   Busnello, João V ^a   Saul, Carlos ^a   Toneloto, Eunice B ^a   Lopes, César V ^a   Rynkowski, Carla B ^a   Blaya, Carolina ^a  

^a Natural Sciences Museum   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE;

ACID SECRETION; ADULT; AGED; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ARGON; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMEPRAZOLE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033930044     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00989-8     Document Type: Article

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