Food impaction: etiology over 35 years and association with eosinophilic esophagitis
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Eosinophilic esophagitis and food impaction: an instructive case.
Although the key features of eosinophilic esophagitis have been increasingly described over recent years, this entity is still often not considered and consequently diagnosis is often either not made or delayed. Typical endoscopic findings may be present. The diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis, however, relies on the histological assessment of mucosal biopsies. This case report highlights a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diseases of the Esophagus
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1120-8694,1442-2050
DOI: 10.1093/dote/doz010