2019
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.201900000-30
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Association between endoscopic findings and histopathological confirmation in patients with suspicion of eosinophilic esophagitis

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is performed by the detection of 15 or more eosinophils per field in an esophageal biopsy sample, but the endoscopic findings alone are not validated for a diagnosis of the disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the endoscopic findings and histopathological diagnosis in patients with suspected EoE in endoscopy. METHODS: A retrospective study of 24 patients with suspicion of EoE during endoscopy was held. The information was colle… Show more

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