Prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis in adults with food bolus obstruction of the esophagus

P Kerlin, D Jones, M Remedios… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Results Forty-one patients were successfully treated at endoscopy. Two subjects with a food
bolus impacted at the crico-pharyngeal region required general anesthesia with …

Eosinophilic esophagitis: analysis of food impaction and perforation in 251 adolescent and adult patients

A Straumann, C Bussmann, M Zuber, S Vannini… - Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Eosinophilic esophagitis is a rapidly emerging, chronic inflammatory
disorder. Prolonged inflammation evokes structural alterations and a fragile esophageal wall …

An audit of endoscopic complications in adult eosinophilic esophagitis

MS Cohen, AB Kaufman, JP Palazzo, D Nevin… - Clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in adults, characterized by the triad of
dysphagia, a ringed esophagus, and mucosal eosinophilic infiltration, has associated …

Retrospective analysis of esophageal food impaction: differences in etiology by age and gender

KR Byrne, PH Panagiotakis, K Hilden… - Digestive diseases and …, 2007 - Springer
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) is an emerging cause of esophageal food impaction (EFI) not
accounted for in previous studies. We sought to determine the causes of EFI in a recent …

Oesophageal narrowing is common and frequently under‐appreciated at endoscopy in patients with oesophageal eosinophilia

N Gentile, D Katzka, K Ravi, S Trenkner… - Alimentary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Estimation of the prevalence of oesophageal narrowing and its clinical
relevance in patients with oesophageal eosinophilia is probably underestimated by …

Fragility of the esophageal mucosa: a pathognomonic endoscopic sign of primary eosinophilic esophagitis?

A Straumann, L Rossi, HU Simon, P Heer… - Gastrointestinal …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: Primary eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the
esophagus, evokes recurrent dysphagia. Endoscopy is often unremarkable, and no …

Clinical and endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis in adults

J Croese, SK Fairley, JW Masson, AKH Chong… - Gastrointestinal …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults is regarded as unusual, being
diagnosed mostly in young men presenting with dysphagia. Mucosal furrows are a sentinel …

Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults: an emerging problem with unique esophageal features

JW Potter, K Saeian, D Staff, BT Massey… - Gastrointestinal …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic esophagitis is an inflammatory condition in which there is
dense eosinophilic infiltration of the surface lining of the esophagus. Reports of eosinophilic …

Endoscopy in eosinophilic esophagitis:“feline” esophagus and perforation risk

M Kaplan, EA Mutlu, S Jakate, K Bruninga… - Clinical …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Idiopathic eosinophilic esophagitis is an underdiagnosed disease with
typical endoscopic findings, which have not been well described. Methods: Charts and …

Esophageal perforation in eosinophilic esophagitis: a systematic review on clinical presentation, management and outcomes

L Arias-Gonzalez, E Rey-Iborra, M Ruiz-Ponce… - Digestive and Liver …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is evidence of an increased fragility in the inflamed esophagus of patients with
eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We performed a systematic review on presentation …