esophagitis/edema

BACKGROUND Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is defined as the retrograde flow of gastric contents up through the esophagus to the larynx and hypopharynx; this is an extra-esophageal manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Although both LPR and GERD are caused by reflux of stomach

Severe motor abnormalities in the human esophagus injured by acid correlated with the degree of mucosal esophageal damage observed by esophagoscopy. In mild caustic esophagitis, motor function remained normal. In severe esophagitis, motor alterations included decrease or absence of high resting

Examination of biopsy specimens secured during endoscopy of 70 patients in the terminal stage of chronic renal failure revealed abnormalities characteristic of chronic esophagitis, viz. hyper- and parakeratosis, basal-cell proliferation, acanthotic outgrowths, epithelial thickening, vacuolated cells

Background and study aims Lymphocytic esophagitis (LyE) is a form of chronic esophagitis characterized by edema and lymphocytic infiltration of the epithelial peripapillary fields, without eosinophils. Its significance is unclear, as it was previously thought to have little clinical impact. More

This study was aimed at assessing the sensitivity of double-contrast esophagography in diagnosing Candida esophagitis. This condition accounts for 85% of all esophageal infections in the subjects suffering from AIDS. Thirty-nine HIV+ patients were evaluated: 19 of them had endoscopic diagnosis of

OBJECTIVE Recently the Endoscopic Reference Score (EREFS) for endoscopic assessment of eosinophilic esophagitis was introduced, with good interobserver agreement for most signs. The EREFS has not yet been evaluated by other investigators and intraobserver agreement has not been assessed. The aim of

OBJECTIVE To compare the difference between white light (WL) and narrow-band imaging (NBI) endoscopy in evaluating patients who had reflux laryngitis and esophagitis. METHODS Retrospective review of medical records and endoscopic images. METHODS Outpatient clinic. METHODS There were 102 consecutive

OBJECTIVE The goal of this review is to present and summarize studies on endoscopic findings in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), at diagnosis and in response to treatment, utilizing rigorous peer-reviewed literature in children wherever possible and to introduce a recently proposed standardized

Esophagitis may present endoscopically with erythema, edema, loss of vascular pattern, friability, and ulceration of the esophageal mucosa. Left untreated, chronic esophagitis may result in stricture formation. The presence of multiple concentric rings involving the entire esophagus has been cited

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) was first described by Landis in 1978. The disease is characterized by esophageal symptoms, primarily dysphagia in adult patients, and esophageal eosinophilic infiltration. The disease is associated with characteristic endoscopic findings, including edema, rings,

OBJECTIVE To report a case of pill-induced esophagitis caused by oral rifampin. METHODS English-language references identified via a MEDLINE search from January 1966 to May 1998 and a bibliographic review of pertinent articles. RESULTS A large number of oral medications have been reported to cause

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an important cause of upper gastrointestinal dysfunction in children and adults. The EoE-quality of life (QOL)-A was validated as a disease-specific measure of quality of life in EoE. This study characterized the extent of QOL concerns in a cohort of adult EoE

OBJECTIVE Esophageal eosinophilia (EE) is the most important finding for the diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis. We conducted the present retrospective study to clarify the most suitable site of the esophagus to examine for EE detection. METHODS We enrolled 4999 subjects who underwent upper

BACKGROUND Endoscopy has a key role in establishing the diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), but endoscopic features of EoE might not be well known. METHODS All patients aged 18 or older who were diagnosed with EoE from 2008 to 2013 were systematically identified retrospectively and findings