The pathology of gastric cardia: A prospective, endoscopic, and morphologic study

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 706-710

  Cestari, Renzo ^a   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^a,e   Bassotti, Gabrio ^a   Rossi, Elisa ^a   Casa, Domenico Della ^a   Missale, Guido ^a   Minelli, Luigi ^a   Cengia, Paolo ^a   Gambarotti, Marco ^a   Pirali, Francesco ^b   Donato, Francesco ^b   Genta, Robert M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^e Second Pathology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardia; Gastroesophageal reflux; Helicobacter pylori; Histology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH BIOPSY; SYMPTOM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34247568894     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31802c9dd5     Document Type: Article

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