Structural abnormalities of endoscopy-negative reflux disease - Real or perceived?

Digestion

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 24-30

  Vieth, Michael ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Endoscopy negative esophageal reflux disease; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Histology

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

BASAL CELL; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIGHT JUNCTION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA;

EID: 53349109510     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151252     Document Type: Conference Paper

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