Columnar Lined Esophagus: What it is and what it tells us

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-209

  Chandrasoma, Parakrama T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett esophagus; Cardiac mucosa; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Histology

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; REVIEW;

EID: 33745977847     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-006-0247-7     Document Type: Review

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