Randomized comparison of 3 different-sized biopsy forceps for quality of sampling in Barrett's esophagus

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 935-940

  Gonzalez, Susana ^a   Yu, Woojin M ^a   Smith, Michael S ^b   Slack, Kristen N ^c   Rotterdam, Heidrun ^a   Abrams, Julian A ^a   Lightdale, Charles J ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78049338868     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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