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Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Pathophysiology and Definition

Frederic Clayton1, Kathryn Peterson2

  • 1Department of Pathology, The University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, 1950 Circle of Hope, Room N3100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
|November 14, 2017
PubMed

Keywords:
Eosinophilic esophagitisPPI-REEPathophysiologyProton pump inhibitor responsive esophageal eosinophilia

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