Barrett's esophagus can and does regress after antireflux surgery: A study of prevalence and predictive features

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 706-712

  Gurski, Richard R ^b   Peters, Jeffrey H ^a   Hagen, Jeffrey A ^b   DeMeester, Steven R ^b   Bremner, Cedric G ^b   Chandrasoma, Parakrama T ^b   DeMeester, Tom R ^b   Hunter, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPLASIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038665609     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00147-9     Document Type: Article

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