Survey of the endoscopic diagnostic capability on eosinophilic esophagitis
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000011114
- Lead Sponsor
- Shimane University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
A total of 319 patients with abdominal symptoms, 8 (2.5%) had EE, and 3 (0.9%)were finally diagnosed with EoE. The most useful endoscopic findings for diagnosis of EE was linear furrows, whereas subjective symptoms were not supportive.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100000
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients taking glucocorticoid over 2 months and having high risk of bleeding for biopsy were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eosinophilis infiltration of esophageal epithelium (EoE is diagnosed with 15 eosinophilis/ highpowered field (HPF))
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method