Association between endoscopic findings and histopathological confirmation in patients with suspicion of eosinophilic esophagitis
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is performed by the detection of 15 or more eosinophils per field in an esophageal biopsy sample, but the endoscopic findings alone are not validated for a diagnosis of the disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association betwee...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
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| Series: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032019000200151&lng=en&tlng=en |