Is There a Role for Topical Swallowed Steroids upon Emergency Room Admission for Suspected Food Bolus Obstruction in Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
Dysphagia
; 37(4): 933-936, 2022 08.
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| ID: mdl-34398319
ABSTRACT
Since most pharmacological treatments in case of esophageal food impaction (EFI) are unsuccessful, an endoscopy is usually required to resolve EFI. We present the first results of a budesonide orodispersible tablet (BOT) as a medical treatment option before endoscopy. We evaluated all patients with a suspected EFI to receive BOT before emergent endoscopy at a tertiary hospital between March 2019 and June 2020. A total of eight patients received BOT before endoscopy. Mean age was 50.1 years and 87.5% were male. In 38% (3/8) of patients the EFI resolved without endoscopic intervention. No adverse events occurred. After endoscopy, a diagnosis of EoE was established in 75%. This case series demonstrate the potential of BOT as medical rescue therapy in case of EFI.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Deglutition Disorders
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Dysphagia
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Suiza