Endoscopic therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease: What have we learned and what needs to be done?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 201-209

  Fennerty, M Brian ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037240366     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-5157(02)00116-2     Document Type: Review

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