Development of consensus guidelines for the histologic recognition of microscopic esophagitis in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: the Esohisto project

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-231

  Fiocca, Roberto ^a   Mastracci, Luca ^a   Riddell, Robert ^b   Takubo, Kaiyo ^c   Vieth, Michael ^d   Yerian, Lisa ^e   Sharma, Prateek ^f   Fernström, Paula ^g   Ruth, Magnus ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consensus development; Esophageal histology; Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 73749085273     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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