Confocal endomicroscopy for in vivo microscopic analysis of upper gastrointestinal tract premalignant and malignant lesions

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Gheorghe, Cristian ^a,b   Iacob, Razvan ^a   Becheanu, Gabriel ^a   Dumbrava, Mona ^a  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^b Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fundeni   (Romania)

Author keywords

Confocal LASER endomicroscopy; Malignant premalignant digestive lesions

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DYSPLASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NON EROSIVE REFLUX DISEASE; PRECANCER; PREVALENCE; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH POLYP; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 42449108728     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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