Endoscopic grading of reflux oesophagitis: The past, present and future

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 585-599

  Dent, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

diagnosis; endoscopy; gastro oesophageal reflux disease; non erosive reflux disease; reflux oesophagitis; therapy

Indexed keywords

ESOMEPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNET; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PUBLICATION; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RELAPSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 41949084943     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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