Endoscopic findings in patients with Schatzki rings: Evidence for an association with eosinophilic esophagitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 47, 2012, Pages 6960-6966

  Müller, Michaela ^a   Eckardt, Alexander J ^a   Fisseler Eckhoff, Annette ^b   Haas, Susanne ^b   Gockel, Ines ^c   Wehrmann, Till ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

^b DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Esophageal eosinophilia; Food impaction; Schatzki ring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIATUS HERNIA; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHATZKI RING;

EID: 84873898690     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6960     Document Type: Article

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