Sensitivity of upper endoscopy in diagnosing esophageal cancer

Dysphagia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 278-282

  Bloomfeld, Richard S ^a   Bridgers III, David I ^a   Pineau, Benoit C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Esophageal cancer; Sensitivity; Upper endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33646435542     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-005-0025-x     Document Type: Article

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