Microalterations of esophagus in patients with non-erosive reflux disease: In-vivo diagnosis by confocal laser endomicroscopy and its relationship with gastroesophageal reflux

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 864-874

  Chu, Chuan Lian ^a,b   Zhen, Yan Bo ^a,b   Lv, Guo Ping ^a   Li, Chang Qing ^a   Li, Zhen ^a   Qi, Qing Qing ^a   Gu, Xiao Meng ^a   Yu, Tao ^a   Zhang, Ting Guo ^a   Zhou, Cheng Jun ^c   Ji, Rui ^a   Li, Yan Qing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINAN CENTRAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IN VIVO CULTURE; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON EROSIVE REFLUX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SQUAMOUS CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WHITE LIGHT ENDOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHINA; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84862776816     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.44     Document Type: Article

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