Value of endoscopic ultrasonography for diagnosis of esophageal tuberculosis: Report of two cases

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1673-1676

  Aydin, Ahmet ^a   Tekin, Fatih ^a   Ozutemiz, Omer ^a   Musoglu, Ahmet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Esophagus; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 33748628292     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-9028-6     Document Type: Article

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