Effects of Dropping the Requirement for Goblet Cells From the Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1232-1236

  Westerhoff, Maria ^a   Hovan, Lindsey ^b   Lee, Christine ^b   Hart, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic and prognostic factors; Esophageal adenocarcinoma; Intestinal metaplasia; Nongoblet cell mucosa

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DATA BASE; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CHICAGO; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867729496     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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