A phenotypic analysis shows that eosinophilic esophagitis is a progressive fibrostenotic disease.

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Published in Gastrointest Endosc on November 23, 2013

Authors

Evan S Dellon1, Hannah P Kim2, Sarah L W Sperry2, David A Rybnicek2, John T Woosley3, Nicholas J Shaheen1

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
2: Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
3: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

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