Crohn's disease of the esophagus

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 420-423

  Pantanowitz, Liron ^a,b   Gelrud, Andres ^a   Apstein, Michael ^a   Nasser, Imad ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MESALAZINE; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; REVIEW;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 3442879834     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130408300617     Document Type: Article

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