The potential impact of contemporary developments in the management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease undergoing an initial gastroscopy

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-104

  Salem, Suhail B ^a   Kushner, Yael ^a   Marcus, Victoria ^a   Mayrand, Serge ^a   Fallone, Carlo A ^a   Barkun, Alan N ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPLASIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63349107700     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/859271     Document Type: Article

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