Eosinophilic esophagitis: Diagnostic tests and criteria

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 382-388

  Dellon, Evan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; endoscopy; eosinophilic esophagitis; eosinophils; guidelines

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NARROW BAND IMAGING; NAUSEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; VOMITING;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84862282834     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: 15317056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e328352b5ef     Document Type: Review

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