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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Nov 6, 2015; 6(4): 244-247
Published online Nov 6, 2015. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v6.i4.244
Published online Nov 6, 2015. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v6.i4.244
Prevalence of eosinophilic oesophagitis in adults presenting with oesophageal food bolus obstruction
Neel Heerasing, Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
Neel Heerasing, Shok Yin Lee, Sina Alexander, Damian Dowling, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
Author contributions: Heerasing N and Lee SY contributed equally to the writing of the manuscript as well as analyzing the data; Alexander S and Dowling D provided valuable comments when reviewing the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Barwon Health Ethics Research Committee.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Neel Heerasing, Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Prahran, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. neel.heerasing@gmail.com
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Received: April 24, 2015
Peer-review started: April 24, 2015
First decision: July 17, 2015
Revised: August 31, 2015
Accepted: October 1, 2015
Article in press: October 8, 2015
Published online: November 6, 2015
Peer-review started: April 24, 2015
First decision: July 17, 2015
Revised: August 31, 2015
Accepted: October 1, 2015
Article in press: October 8, 2015
Published online: November 6, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO) is a clinical entity that is becoming more frequent in patients seeking medical attention for food bolus obstruction (FBO). The main symptom in adult patients is dysphagia. Various studies have shown the presence of EO in 20% to 54% of the patients presenting with food bolus impaction. Approximately one in three patients who presents with FBO has EO. Biopsies should be performed routinely at index endoscopy in order to pursue this treatable cause of long term morbidity.