Tu1289 – Pill Esophagram Can Identify Pediatric Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis Amenable to Therapeutic Dilation
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Brazilian Pediatric Patients
We examined 11 pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis with a tardy diagnosis. The symptoms were initially thought to be related to other diseases, leading to the use of inadequate therapeutic approaches. The patients were between 3 and 17 years old (mean 7.8 ± 3.8 years), and 8 of the patients were male. Common symptoms included abdominal pain, regurgitation, difficulty in gaining wei...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(19)39499-5