Pediatric Crohn disease presenting as an esophageal stricture

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-129

  Rahhal, Riad M ^a,b   Banerjee, Sanjoy ^a   Jensen, Chris S ^a   Bishop, Warren P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; LANSOPRAZOLE; MESALAZINE; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; ODYNOPHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; COLON; CROHN DISEASE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 34347325124     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318030d7f8     Document Type: Article

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