Emiko Hida, Koichi Muroi, Naomi Kakushima, Satoshi Furune, Eri Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Tsunaki Sawada, Maeda Keiko, Takeshi Yamamura, Takuya Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Masanao Nakamura, Kazuki Nishida, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Hiroki Kawashima
INTRODUCTION: Eosinophils in the esophageal epithelium are unevenly distributed in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Esophageal eosinophilia (EE) may be observable by endocytoscopy (EC). This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of EC for the diagnosis of EE. METHODS: A total of 33 EoE patients underwent EC with methylene blue staining from March 2020 to April 2021. A total of 194 EC images with corresponding biopsies were obtained. Three findings of EC, increased squamous cells (item I), increased inflammatory cells (item II), and cells with bilobed nuclei (item III), were established...
January 5, 2023: Digestion