The oesophageal string test: a novel, minimally invasive method measures mucosal inflammation in eosinophilic oesophagitis

2012258 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Glenn T. Furuta · University of Colorado Denver

Amir F. Kagalwalla · Northwestern University

James J. Lee · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Preeth Alumkal · University of Illinois Chicago

Brian T. Maybruck · University of Illinois Chicago

Sophie Fillon · University of Colorado Denver

Joanne C. Masterson

Abstract

The presence of eosinophil-derived proteins in luminal secretions is reflective of mucosal inflammation in children with EoE. The EST is a novel, minimally invasive device for measuring oesophageal eosinophilic inflammation in children with EoE.

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

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Published in: Gut

Volume 62, Issue 10, pp. 1395-1405

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-303171

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The oesophageal string test: a novel, minimally invasive method measures mucosal inflammation in eosinophilic oesophagitis

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