Difference in localization of esophageal mucosal breaks among grades of esophagitis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1656-1659

  Katsube, Tomoko ^a   Adachi, Kyoichi ^a   Furuta, Kenji ^a   Miki, Masaharu ^a   Fujisawa, Tomoo ^a   Azumi, Takane ^a   Kushiyama, Yoshinori ^a   Kazumori, Hideaki ^a   Ishihara, Shunji ^a   Amano, Yuji ^a   Kinoshita, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Localization; Los Angeles classification; Mucosal break; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EROSION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33748796870     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04297.x     Document Type: Article

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