Mucosal breaks show same circumferential distribution in majority of patients with recurrent reflux esophagitis

Background and study aims Esophageal mucosal breaks in patients with reflux esophagitis (RE) have a unique circumferential distribution. However, the specific location of mucosal breaks during recurrence of RE remains unclear. We investigated the circumferential distribution of mucosal breaks in pat...

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Main Authors: Naoki Fukuda, Norihisa Ishimura, Mayumi Okada, Daisuke Izumi, Hironobu Mikami, Eiko Okimoto, Masahito Aimi, Tsuyoshi Mishiro, Naoki Oshima, Shunji Ishihara, Yoshikazu Kinoshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-102401