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Comment
. 2021 Jun 1;116(6):1351-1352.
doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001128.

"Presbyesophagus" No!

Mohamed Khalaf  1 , Puja S Elias, Donald O Castell
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Comment

"Presbyesophagus" No!

Mohamed Khalaf et al. Am J Gastroenterol. .
No abstract available

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  • Response to Khalaf et al.
    Ghisa M, Barbuscio I, Barberio B, Savarino E. Ghisa M, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 1;116(7):1565-1566. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001215. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021. PMID: 33625122 No abstract available.

Comment on

  • An "Old" Esophagus.
    Ghisa M, Barbuscio I, Barberio B, Savarino EV. Ghisa M, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Sep;115(9):1389. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000534. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020. PMID: 31985530 No abstract available.

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