Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 1014-1020 , May 2009

Risk factors for the detection of Barrett's esophagus in patients with erosive esophagitis

  • Nir Modiano, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Lauren B. Gerson, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lauren B. Gerson, MD, MSc, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, A149, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305-5202.

Received 30 January 2008 ,Accepted 8 July 2008.

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 DISCLOSURE: The following author disclosed financial relationships relevant to this publication: L. B. Gerson: Received research support from the American Gastroenterological Association, Xenoport Inc, and Santarus. The other author disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication. This work was supported by an American Gastroenterological Association Research Scholar Award to L. B. Gerson.

 Presented as a poster presentation, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Digestive Disease Week 2007, May 19-23, 2007, Washington DC (Gastrointest Endosc 2007;65:AB142).

PII: S0016-5107(08)02274-8

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.07.024

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 1014-1020 , May 2009

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