Endoscopic assessment of children with esophageal atresia: Lack of relationship of esophagitis and esophageal metaplasia to symptomatology

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 312-316

  Castilloux, Julie ^a,c   Soglio, Dorothée Bouron Dal ^b,d   Faure, Christophe ^a,d  

^a Division of Gastroenterology   (Canada)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Endoscopic findings; Esophageal atresia; Esophagitis; Gastric metaplasia; Intestinal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METAPLASIA; ODYNOPHAGIA; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 77952302565     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/902847     Document Type: Article

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