Association between endoscopic findings of eosinophilic esophagitis and responsiveness to proton pump inhibitors

Background and study aims Endoscopic findings of esophageal eosinophilia sometimes localize to small areas of the esophagus. A previous study suggested that pathogenesis of localized-type eosinophilic esophagitis (LEoE) was associated with acid reflux. However, LEoE treatment outcomes have not been...

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Main Authors: Akinari Sawada, Atsushi Hashimoto, Risa Uemura, Koji Otani, Fumio Tanaka, Yasuaki Nagami, Hirokazu Yamagami, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0859-7276