Endoscopic assessment of eosinophilic esophagitis

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a clinicopathologic, inflammatory disease of the esophagus with increasing prevalence. In adults, the condition presents with dysphagia and may result in food impaction. There are a number of endoscopic findings in patients with EoE that include esophageal rings, linear furrowing, white plaques, strictures, and edema. Although individually each of these features may be seen in other esophageal diseases; when combined they have a high specificity for the pathologic finding of esophageal eosinophilia.
Source: Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research