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Presence of columnar-lined esophagus is negatively associated with the presence of esophageal varices in Japanese alcoholic men

AIM: To determine whether the presence of columnar-lined esophagus (CLE) is associated with the presence of esophageal varices (EVs) in male Japanese alcoholics. METHODS: The subjects were 1614 Japanese alcohol-dependent men (≥ 40 years of age) who had undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopic scr...

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Autores principales: Yokoyama, Akira, Hirata, Kenro, Nakamura, Rieko, Omori, Tai, Mizukami, Takeshi, Aida, Junko, Maruyama, Katsuya, Yokoyama, Tetsuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29093623
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i39.7150