The histologic squamo-oxyntic gap: An accurate and reproducible diagnostic marker of gastroesophageal reflux disease

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1574-1581

  Chandrasoma, Parakrama ^a   Wijetunge, Sulochana ^a   Demeester, Steven R ^b   Hagen, Jeffrey ^b   Demeester, Tom R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett esophagus; columnar lined esophagus; gastroesophageal junction; gastroesophageal reflux disease; histopathology

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METAPLASIA; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH PARIETAL CELL; UNITED STATES;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CALIFORNIA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; METAPLASIA; PARIETAL CELLS, GASTRIC; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78049521454     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181f06990     Document Type: Article

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