Focal inflammatory infiltrations in gastric biopsy specimens are suggestive of Crohn's disease

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 813-818

  Meining, A ^b   Bayerdorffer E ^a   Bastlein E ^b   Raudis, N ^b   Thiede, C ^b   Cyrus, B ^b   Kramer W ^b   Klann, H ^b   Labenz, J ^b   Stolte, M ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Gastritis; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; GASTRITIS; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 8544253932     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529708996539     Document Type: Article

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