Barrett's esophagus in children: Does it need more attention?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 682-687

  Jeurnink, Suzanne M ^a,b   van Herwaarden Lindeboom, Maud Y A ^a   Siersema, Peter D ^b   Fischer, Kathelijn ^b   Houwen, Roderick H J ^a   van der Zee, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Children; GERD

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EMBASE; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGE OF ONSET; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79961127809     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2011.02.003     Document Type: Review

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