Barrett oesophagus and adenocarcinoma: An overview of epidemiologic, conceptual and clinical issues

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Supplement

Volumn 36, Issue 234, 2001, Pages 51-60

  Van Sandick, J W ^a,b   Van Lanschot, J J B ^a   Tytgat, G N J ^a   Offerhaus, G J A ^a   Obertop, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Barrett oesophagus; Dysplasia; Early cancer; Endoscopy; Histology; Intestinal metaplasia; Oesophageal resection; Oesophagogastric junction; Review

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; INCIDENCE; REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 0034746962     PISSN: 00855928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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