Endoscopic definition of esophagogastric junction for diagnosis of barrett's esophagus: Importance of systematic education and training: Review

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-218

  Ishimura, Norihisa ^a   Amano, Yuji ^b   Kinoshita, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; C M criteria; Endoscopic diagnosis; Esophagogastric junction; Palisade vessels

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; JAPAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70349237210     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: 14431661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2009.00895.x     Document Type: Review

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