A study on the diagnosis of minimal endoscopic lesions in nonerosive reflux esophagitis using computed virtual chromoendoscopy (FICE)

CONTEXT: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is very prevalent in the world. Endoscopically it can be classified as nonerosive when there is no mucosal erosive lesion on endoscopy. The presence of endoscopic minimal lesions is included in the Los Angeles classification for reflux disease. Virtual chromo...

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Main Authors: Claudio Antonio Rufino Gomes Jr., Thais Santana Loução, Glaucia Carpi, Wilson Roberto Catapani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032011000300002&lng=en&tlng=en