Esophageal dilations in eosinophilic esophagitis: A single center experience

Table 1 Comparison of eosinophilic esophagitis patients who did and did not require dilations n (%)

Characteristic	No Dilation	Dilation
	(n= 39)	(n= 22)
Age (yr)	38 (18-61)	49 (23-61)
Asthma/allergic history	12 (31)	10 (45)
Presenting symptoms	0	0
Dysphagia	15 (38)	22 (100)
Food impaction	9 (23)	10 (45)2
Reflux	9 (23)	0
No symptoms	6 (15)	0
Symptomatic	33 (85)	22 (100)
Peak eos/hpf	47.9 eos/hpf	52.6 eos/hpf
Length of follow up (yr)	4.8 ± 1.51 yr	5.2 ± 1.4 yr
Number of EGDs	1.4 ± 0.7	2.6 ± 1.5

¹Patients lost to follow up not included. ND 15 (38%) and YD 3 (14%), patients lost to follow up;

²10 patients of 22 YD group had food impaction.