Diagnosis of subepithelial tumors in the GI tract. Endoscopy, EUS, and histology: Bronze, silver, and gold standard?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-212

  Eckardt, Alexander J ^a   Wassef, Wahid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 22544444689     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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