Four directed biopsies are better than eight random biopsies to find intestinal metaplasia in columnar lined esophagus [5]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2352-2353

  Chandrasoma, Parakrama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; GOBLET CELL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTESTINES; METAPLASIA;

EID: 34848918824     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_5.x     Document Type: Letter

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