Impact of diagnostic delay and other risk factors on eosinophilic esophagitis phenotype and esophageal diameter

S Lipka, A Kumar, JE Richter - Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
… of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are variable with at least 2 phenotypes. The goal of this
study was to classify adult EoE patients based on esophageal phenotype and diameter, and …

Esophageal diameter is decreased in some patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and might increase with topical corticosteroid therapy

J Lee, J Huprich, C Kujath, K Ravi, F Enders… - Clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
… Nonetheless, the esophageal diameters seen in EoE patients in this study would support a
second mechanism, beyond stricture formation, of dysphagia in EoE. Chehade et al reported …

Mechanical properties of the esophagus in eosinophilic esophagitis

MA Kwiatek, I Hirano, PJ Kahrilas, J Rothe, D Luger… - Gastroenterology, 2011 - Elsevier
… musculature, and thus, we believe that the defect in restriction of radial diameters is still
likely confined to the thickened mucosa and submucosa exhibited on high-resolution …

Esophageal dysmotility is associated with disease severity in eosinophilic esophagitis

DA Carlson, C Shehata, N Gonsalves, I Hirano… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
… (DI) and maximum EGJ diameter. For measurement of each of … , artifact that impacts diameter
measurement when occlusion of … , fixed diameter (after excluding esophageal contractions) …

Esophageal distensibility as a measure of disease severity in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis

F Nicodème, I Hirano, J Chen, K Robinson, Z Lin… - Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
esophageal dilation in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. The severity of mucosal
eosinophilia … was significant above the diameter of the barium tablet and that a reasonable target …

Clinical relevance of esophageal subepithelial activity in eosinophilic esophagitis

I Hirano - Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020 - Springer
the esophageal diameter in a cohort of adults with EoE, demonstrating a reduction in esophageal
luminal diameters … endoscopists’ assessment of esophageal stricture in pediatric and …

Role of advanced diagnostics for eosinophilic esophagitis

I Hirano - Digestive Diseases, 2014 - karger.com
… to expand in spite of increasing intraluminal pressure at the point of minimal luminal diameter
of the esophageal body. The distension plateau was reduced by 50% in EoE compared to …

The severity of reduced esophageal distensibility parallels eosinophilic esophagitis disease duration

IK Araujo, C Shehata, I Hirano, N Gonsalves… - Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
… The tool identified the esophageal body areas of greatest diameter at each FLIP channel (to
exclude esophageal body diameters during esophageal contractions); diameters were …

Clinical outcomes of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis with severe stricture

JP Kim, G Weingart, B Hiramoto, DL Gregory… - Gastrointestinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
… dilation, PPIs, topical steroids, dietary therapy, and/or clinical trial drugs; and the eosinophil
count on biopsy and esophageal diameter at each endoscopic evaluation before and after …

Eosinophilic esophagitis: a review

A Muir, GW Falk - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
… and management of esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).  …
per HPF) is associated both with a greater likelihood of improved esophageal diameter and …