Frequency, histopathological findings, and clinical significance of cervical heterotopic gastric mucosa (gastric inlet patch): A prospective study in 300 patients

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-68

  Weickert, U ^a,b   Wolf, A ^a   SchroDer C ^a   Autschbach, F ^a   Vollmer, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; EGD; Gastric inlet patch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ECTOPIC STOMACH MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTRIC INLET PATCH; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIATUS HERNIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH GLAND; STOMACH PARIETAL CELL; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

CHORISTOMA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79951818203     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01091.x     Document Type: Article

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