Does methylene blue detect intestinal metaplasia in Barrett's esophagus?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-509

  Breyer, Helenice Pankowski ^a   Silva de Barros, Sérgio Gabriel ^a   Maguilnik, Ismael ^a   Edelweiss, Maria Isabel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037385966     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.137     Document Type: Article

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