Prevalence and Risk Factors for Barrett’s Esophagus in Patients with GERD in Northern India; Do Methylene Blue-directed Biopsies Improve Detection of Barrett’s Esophagus Compared the Conventional Method?

BACKGROUND The reported rates of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) ranged from 2.6% to 23% in Indian patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms. The role of methylene blue chromoendoscopy during endoscopy, either for the diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagus or for the detection of dysplasia a...

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Autores principales: Wani, Irfan R, Showkat, Hakim Irfan, Bhargav, Dinesh K, Samer, Muezza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Association of Gastroerterology and Hepatology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25349686

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