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ArticleClinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2021

Factors Associated With Adequate Lamina Propria Sampling and Presence of Lamina Propria Fibrosis in Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Girish Hiremath, Yash A Choksi, Sari Acra, Hernan Correa, Evan S Dellon

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Article in Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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  12. Esophageal Epithelium and Lamina Propria Are Unevenly Involved in Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Girish HiremathDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Electronic address: Girish.Hiremath@vumc.org.
Yash A ChoksiDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Nashville, Tennessee.
Sari AcraDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Hernan CorreaDivision of Pediatric Pathology, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Evan S DellonDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USVA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System · US

Funding

Translational Analysis CoreP30DK058404 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RICHARD M. PEEK · 2002 to 2026
$29.9M
Pathogenesis, Targeted Therapeutics, and New Vaccines for Childhood DiseaseK12HD087023 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Michael R. DeBaun, Juan C Salazar · 2016 to 2026
$4.1M
The role of eosinophils and oxidative stress in esophageal malignancyIK2BX004648 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI CHOKSI, YASH · 2020 to 2024
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BLRD VA IK2 BX004648NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD087023NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK058404
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsEsophageal biopsies in children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are often inadequate for assessment of lamina propria and lamina propria fibrosis (LPF). For children with EoE, little is known about the factors associated with adequate lamina propria (aLP) sampling or the relationship among epithelial features in esophageal biopsies with and without LPF. We aimed to evaluate aLP in esophageal biopsies from children with and without EoE, identify factors associated with aLP and LPF, and examine the relationship among epithelial features in biopsies with and without LPF in children with EoE.

methodsIn a retrospective study, we analyzed clinical, endoscopic, and histologic data from 217 children (124 with EoE and 94 without EoE [controls]) using descriptive statistics, logistic regression, Spearman's correlation, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Active and inactive EoE were defined per the 2011 consensus guidelines.

resultsaLP was observed in biopsies from higher proportion of children with EoE (69%) than controls (31%) (P = .0001). Active EoE was independently associated with aLP (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 4.23; 95% CI, 1.00-18.13; P = .05). Patient sex (aOR for boys, 8.37; 95% CI, 1.23-56.74; P = .03) and peak eosinophil count (aOR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.01-1.04; P = .01) were independently associated with LPF. Epithelial features were strongly interrelated in biopsies with LPF, and the presence of specific epithelial features was associated with LPF.

conclusionsaLP was observed in a higher proportion of esophageal biopsies from children with EoE than controls. EoE status, patient sex, and peak eosinophil count were associated with aLP sampling and LPF. Given the intricate relationship between epithelial features and LPF, computational models can be developed to identify children with esophageal biopsies without aLP who are at risk for LPF.

Indexed as

Eosinophilic EsophagitisBiopsyChildFibrosisHumansMaleMucous MembraneRetrospective StudiesDiagnosticEpithelial InflammationPECSubepithelial Fibrosis

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PMID32707338
PMCPMC8033509
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