Diagnostic yield of methylene blue chromoendoscopy for detecting specialized intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: a meta-analysis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1021-1028

  Ngamruengphong, Saowanee ^a   Sharma, Virender K ^a   Das, Ananya ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; METAPLASIA; METHYLENE BLUE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349143639     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.06.056     Document Type: Article

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