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Chirurg
; 81(11): 1026-8, 1030, 2010 Nov.
Artigo
em Alemão
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20428836
RESUMO
Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO), primarily a gastro-enterological disease, should be known to the surgeon and endoscopist as a differential diagnosis of dysphagia. We present a chronic and recurrent case of EO. As frequently seen, macroscopic findings are indicative of the causal illness. The diagnosis is finally made by the histological findings of a macroscopically inconspicuous mucosa of the esophagus, which is found in 10% of cases with EO. Random biopsies are necessary for the diagnosis. A short overview of therapy and course and a review of the literature are given.