Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A paradigm shift for pathology

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 607-612

  Keshishian, Jonathan ^a   Vrcel, Vesna ^a   Boyce, H Worth ^a,b   Estores, David ^a,b   Serrano, Jerrica ^b   Richter, Joel E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for Swallowing Disorders   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital esophageal stenosis; eosinophilic esophagitis; pathology

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE SECTION; COMPLICATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904134808     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182a9a9cc     Document Type: Article

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