Gland ducts and multilayered epithelium in mucosal biopsies from gastroesophageal-junction region are useful in characterizing esophageal location

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Shi, L ^a   Der, R ^a   Ma, Y ^a   Peters, J ^a   DeMeester, T ^a   Chandrasoma, Para ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Cardiac mucosa; Gastroesophageal junction; Gastroesophageal reflux; Histology; Intestinal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL GLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; STOMACH GLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE TYPES;

BIOPSY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; METAPLASIA; STOMACH;

EID: 22144497408     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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