Eosinophilic ascites: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
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Eosinophilic ascites: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare condition characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. Depending on the dominant layer of infiltration it is classified into three types namely, mucosal, muscularis and subserosal. The most uncommon variant is the subserosal type characterized by primarily subserosal disease, eosinophilic ascites and peripheral hypereosin...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1948-9366
DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i9.656