Predictors of specialized intestinal metaplasia in patients with an incidental irregular Z line

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-138

  Dickman, Ram ^a   Levi, Zohar ^a   Vilkin, Alex ^a   Zvidi, Ibrahim ^a   Niv, Yaron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Irregular Z line; Reflux; Specialized intestinal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749157447     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283318f69     Document Type: Article

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