Endoscopic, bioptic, and manometric findings in eosinophilic esophagitis before and after steroid therapy: A case series

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 765-771

  Lucendo, A J ^a   Pascual Turrion J M ^a   Navarro, M ^a   Comas, C ^a   Castillo, P ^a   Letran A ^a   Caballero, M T ^a   Larrauri, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; STEROID; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; FLUTICASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; EOSINOPHIL; ESOPHAGITIS; MANOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANDROSTADIENES; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548145649     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966738     Document Type: Article

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