Crohn disease of the esophagus: A review of the literature

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 927-930

  Feagans, Jacob ^a   Victor, David ^a   Joshi, Virendra ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; Esophageal; Esophagitis; Polyflex ; Stent

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; THALIDOMIDE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRITIS; BOUGIE; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL CROHN DISEASE; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FIBROSIS; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM; ODYNOPHAGIA; ONSET AGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; STENT; STOMACH FISTULA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UVEITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

BIOPSY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 53449087826     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31818047be     Document Type: Review

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