Endoscopic findings around the gastroesophageal junction: An experience from a tertiary hospital in Korea

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Kim, Ji Hyun ^b   Hwang, Jin Ki ^a   Kim, Juhyung ^a   Lee, Sehe Dong ^a   Lee, Beom Jae ^a   Kim, Jae Seon ^a   Bak, Young Tae ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Columnar lined esophagus; Gastroesophageal flap valve; Hiatal hernia; Reflux esophagitis; Z line appearance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 52649147069     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2008.23.3.127     Document Type: Article

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