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
Background & Aims The aim of this study was to assess whether measurements of
esophageal distensibility, made by high-resolution impedance planimetry, correlated with …

Improvement in esophageal distensibility in response to medical and diet therapy in eosinophilic esophagitis

DA Carlson, I Hirano, A Zalewski… - Clinical and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the effect of medical and diet therapies on esophageal
distensibility assessed using the functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) and the association …

Severity of endoscopically identified esophageal rings correlates with reduced esophageal distensibility in eosinophilic esophagitis

JW Chen, JE Pandolfino, Z Lin, JD Ciolino… - …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Background/Aims: A grading system for the endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis
(EoE) has recently been validated. The EoE Endoscopic Reference Score (EREFS) …

Esophageal dysmotility is associated with disease severity in eosinophilic esophagitis

DA Carlson, C Shehata, N Gonsalves, I Hirano… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims An association of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) with esophageal
dysmotility has been described, however, the related mechanism remains unclear. We …

Mechanical properties of the esophagus in eosinophilic esophagitis

MA Kwiatek, I Hirano, PJ Kahrilas, J Rothe, D Luger… - Gastroenterology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS:: This study aimed to analyze the mechanical properties of the
esophagus in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) using the functional luminal imaging probe …

Influence of age and eosinophilic esophagitis on esophageal distensibility in a pediatric cohort

C Menard-Katcher, AJ Benitez, Z Pan… - Official journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Sequelae of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) include food impaction and
esophageal stricture. Duration of inflammation is a predicted risk factor; however …

Functional luminal imaging probe topography: an improved method for characterizing esophageal distensibility in eosinophilic esophagitis

Z Lin, PJ Kahrilas, Y Xiao, F Nicodème… - Therapeutic …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The aims of this study were to develop a new method for analysis and
presentation of esophageal distensibility data using high-resolution impedance planimetry …

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
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The rapid response to topical corticosteroids makes it hard to
implicate fibrosis as the cause of dysphagia in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) …

A systematic review of the risk of perforation during esophageal dilation for patients with eosinophilic esophagitis

JW Jacobs, SJ Spechler - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is associated with tissue remodeling
that can result in esophageal mucosal fragility, and esophageal dilation for patients with EoE …

Prevalence of esophageal motility abnormalities increases with longer disease duration in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis

BD van Rhijn, JM Oors, AJPM Smout… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background During the natural course of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), the risk for
esophageal stricture formation increases. It remains unknown whether motility abnormalities …