What parameters are relevant for the histological diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease without Barrett's Mucosa?

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 196-201

  Vieth, M ^a   Peitz, U ^a   Labenz, J ^c   Kulig, M ^e   Naucler E ^f   Jaspersen, D ^b   Meyer Sabellek, W ^d   Willich, S ^e   Lind, T ^f   Malfertheiner, P ^a   Stolte, M ^g  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM FULDA   (Germany)

^c Ev Jung Stilling Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^g INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Histology; Reflux; Squamous epithelium; z line

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM;

ADULT; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN;

EID: 4644255478     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080319     Document Type: Article

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