Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	15489
Country	Greece

Received	2014-11-27 19:39
Peer-Review Started	2014-11-28 09:04
To Make the First Decision	2015-02-10 15:54
Return for Revision	2015-02-28 11:00
Revised	2015-03-13 21:06
Second Decision	2015-04-14 09:29
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-04-14 22:40
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-04-17 15:39
Articles in Press	2015-04-17 16:19
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Changes in the esophageal mucosa of patients with non erosive reflux disease: How far have we gone?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Christos Triantos, Nikolaos Koukias, Georgios Karamanolis and Konstantinos Thomopoulos
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Corresponding Author	Christos Triantos, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Patras, Stamatopoulou 4, Rio, 26504 Patras, Greece. chtriantos@hotmail.com
Key Words	Esophageal mucosa; Non erosive reflux disease
Core Tip	The normal esophageal mucosa creates a protective epithelial barrier that might be impaired in patients with non erosive reflux disease (NERD). Whereas endoscopy and pH monitoring are the most important diagnostic tools in the diagnosis of NERD, recent studies suggest that esophageal biopsies might have a complementary role. Particularly in the differential diagnosis between NERD and functional heartburn, the application of histological severity scores showed very promising results. Further evaluation of the scores could lead to routine application of histology in specific NERD populations.
Publish Date	2015-05-20 17:01
Citation	Triantos C, Koukias N, Karamanolis G, Thomopoulos K. Changes in the esophageal mucosa of patients with non erosive reflux disease: How far have we gone? World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(19): 5762-5767
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i19/5762.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5762

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