Sporadic ganglioneuromatosis of esophagogastric junction in a patient with gastro-esophageal reflux disorder and intestinal metaplasia

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 48, 2006, Pages 7874-7877

  Siderits, Richard ^a   Hanna, Iman ^a   Baig, Zahid ^a   Godyn, Janusz J ^a  

^a RWJ University Hospital Hamilton   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Ganglioneuromatosis; Lower esophago gastric junction; Manometry; Motility

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLIPIZIDE; HYDROCODONE; ISOSORBIDE; LANSOPRAZOLE; PIOGLITAZONE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLIONEUROMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MANOMETRY; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; STOMACH BIOPSY; SYMPTOM; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 33846227058     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i48.7874     Document Type: Article

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