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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics2016

Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults: An update.

Monjur Ahmed

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. The Dynamic Evolution of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Review
  3. Eosinophilic esophagitis: Current concepts in diagnosis and management.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2024
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Eosinophilic disorders of the gastro-intestinal tract: an update.Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA · 2016
    Review
  7. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Monjur AhmedMonjur Ahmed, Division of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a worldwide chronic allergic disease of the esophagus. In the last decade, there is an epidemic of this entity in the western world. Mostly seen in children and young adults, patients present with dysphagia or food impaction in the emergency room. Characteristic endoscopic findings, esophageal eosinophilia and non-responsiveness to proton pump inhibitors help make the diagnosis. Avoidance of food allergens, administration of steroidal anti-inflammatory medications and dilation of the esophagus are the mainstays of treatment. Investigations are ongoing for mucosal healing and optimum maintenance treatment.

Indexed as

DysphagiaEosinophilic esophagitisEsophageal eosinophiliaEsophageal strictureFood bolus impaction

Identifiers

PMID27158535
PMCPMC4848242
OpenAlexW2340582255

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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