Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 292-300 , Winter 2005

Barrett’s Esophagus: Pathologic Considerations and Implications for Treatment

  • Thomas W. Rice, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Thomas W. Rice, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk F24, Cleveland OH 44195.
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  • Joel E. Mendelin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gastrointestinal Pathology, Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • John R. Goldblum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

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PII: S1043-0679(05)00081-X

doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.10.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 292-300 , Winter 2005

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