Regression of low-grade noninvasive neoplasia in Barrett's epithelium: Should we lower our guard? [5]

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-338

  Zaninotto, Giovanni ^a   Rugge, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33846457901     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000253074.14271.c1     Document Type: Letter

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