The increase in esophageal food impaction can be traced to an increasing incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), researchers said. A recent study conducted in Switzerland sought to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cap-assisted endoscopic removal of an esophageal food bolus or foreign body impaction yielded ...

Outcomes of concern for this retrospective study were eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE) mucosal biopsies, EoE diagnosis, proton pump inhibitor initiation, and recommendations being followed for repeat ...

Patients presenting to the emergency department with esophageal food impaction commonly do not receive an esophageal biopsy to diagnose EoE, representing a missed diagnostic opportunity.

Coin ingestion most frequently occurs in children, and impaction typically occurs without any esophageal abnormalities being present. [3,6,8,9] Adult coin ingestion is usually associated with alcohol ...

PHOENIX — Targeted education for ED clinicians and gastroenterologists and implementation of a rapid referral process ...

A groundbreaking study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago determined the threshold for a new measure of early scarring in the esophagus of children with eosinophilic esophagitis ...

A retrospective chart review identified 113 children with esophageal coin impaction and analyzed their epidemiology and management. 55% of the children were male, and their mean age was 2.9 years. 65% ...