There is no clinical evidence of consequences after methylene blue chromoendoscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1209-

  Dinis Ribeiro, M ^a   Moreira Dias, L ^a  

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; CANCER RISK; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPLASIA; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS, ATROPHIC; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 44149098605     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.12.043     Document Type: Letter

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