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The following report describes two patients who had chronic symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and persistent histological esophagitis, despite aggressive medical antireflux therapy, who continued to have esophagitis and remained symptomatic post antireflux surgery (Nissen fundoplication). Both
OBJECTIVE
To determine the clinical, endoscopic, and histologic criteria that distinguish children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) from those with non-EE diagnoses.
BACKGROUND
EE is a disease of escalating incidence. Distinguishing children with EE from those with non-EE diagnosis can be
BACKGROUND
Current treatments of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), including restrictive diets or glucocorticoids, provide only transient improvement. Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use in EoE does not lead to histologic improvement; however, the long-term use of PPI on symptoms and prevention of
OBJECTIVE
To report the case of a patient who presented with rare necrotizing esophagitis related to cefazolin-associated coagulopathy. A review of the literature is also provided.
METHODS
A 53-year-old male patient was admitted for management of septicemia and femur osteomyelitis. Long-term
Forty-two severely retarded patients, ranging in age from 2 to 26 years, were referred for diagnostic evaluation because of chronic vomiting. The diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) was made in 28 of the basis of reflux (grade III) on upper gastrointestinal series and the presence of
In a group of 12 patients with reflux esophagitis resistant to the medical treatment and normal LES pressure, gastric emptying and bile-gastric (B.G.) reflux (HIDA-CCK test) were determined. All of the patients had delayed gastric emptying associated in seven with high levels of B.G. reflux. Two of
The prevalence of associated gastrointestinal disorders with diabetic gastroparesis was studied retrospectively by reviewing all data on patients with diabetic gastroparesis who were admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, over a four-year period. Twenty diabetic
BACKGROUND
"Lichenoid esophagitis" is a descriptive term for a lichenoid pattern of inflammation in the esophagus for which a precise histologic diagnosis cannot be established. The differential diagnosis includes lichen planus, a drug-related reaction, and viral infection. Lichenoid esophagitis
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effect of ethnicity on the severity of reflux esophagitis (RE) and its complications.
METHODS
A retrospective search of the endoscopy database at the University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville for all cases of reflux esophagitis and its complications from
OBJECTIVE
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in adults, characterized by the triad of dysphagia, a ringed esophagus, and mucosal eosinophilic infiltration, has associated complications that include vertical mucosal lacerations, instrumental perforation, and emesis-induced rupture. The aim of this study