The value of esophageal histology in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with heartburn and normal endoscopy

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-234

  Tytgat, Guido N J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOMEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 54049156932     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-008-0048-1     Document Type: Review

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