Pathological validity of esophageal endoscopy. How real is what we see? Myth or reality?

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 304-306

  Kanthan, Rani ^a,b   Torkian, B ^a   Kanthan, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophageal biopsy; Pathological validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPLASIA; ERYTHEMA; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 12344329191     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2004.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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