Dilation in eosinophilic esophagitis: to do or not to do?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 713-714

  Hirano, Ikuo ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

BALLOON DILATATION; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE FACTORS; BALLOON DILATATION; CHEST PAIN; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DILATATION; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950215762     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.12.026     Document Type: Editorial

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