A randomized, prospective trial of electrosurgical incision followed by rabeprazole versus bougie dilation followed by rabeprazole of symptomatic esophageal (Schatzki's) rings

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 808-813

  Wills, Jason C ^a   Hilden, Kristen ^a   DiSario, James A ^a   Fang, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABEPRAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOUGIE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCISION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHATZKI RING; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

2-PYRIDINYLMETHYLSULFINYLBENZIMIDAZOLES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DILATATION; ELECTROSURGERY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42649122966     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.10.062     Document Type: Article

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