HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Pill esophagitis, or drug-induced esophagitis, occurs when oral medications cause ...

Esophageal histology. An endoscopy with biopsies was performed as part of routine medical care in all subjects. A minimum of two biopsies were obtained from the lower one-third of the esophagus in ...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). This test uses a flexible tube with a camera and light at the tip to visualize the lining of the esophagus and stomach. This allows for visualization of potential ...

Z-line=level of mucosal squamo-columnar junction; EGJ=esophagogastric junction; BE= Barrett's esophagus; HGD=high-grade dysplasia; EGD=esophagogastroduodeoscopy. * In selected patients such as the ...

A systematic endoscopic scoring system is recommended to characterize endoscopic findings of EoE at every endoscopy. To assess for histologic features consistent with EoE, at least 6 esophageal ...