Redefining the role of lymphocytes in gastroesophageal reflux disease and eosinophilic esophagitis

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 368-376

  Basseri, B ^a   Levy, M ^a   Wang, H L ^a   Shaye, O A ^a   Pimentel, M ^a   Soffer, E E ^a   Conklin, J L ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytic esophagitis; Proton pump inhibitors

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954922272     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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