Oesophagitis dissecans superficialis: role of oesophageal biopsies in early diagnosis

Jessica Ng^{1

2}, Nestor Sabat^{1

3}, Casper F Pretorius^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Division, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
² School of Medicine, Griffith University Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
³ Department of Health, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Jessica Ng et al. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;91(12):2849-2851.

doi: 10.1111/ans.16855. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Jessica Ng^{1

2}, Nestor Sabat^{1

3}, Casper F Pretorius^{1

3}

¹ Surgical Division, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
² School of Medicine, Griffith University Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
³ Department of Health, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

No abstract available

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