ArticleJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2023
Feeding Tube Placement, Complications, and Treatment Responses in a Large Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patient Population.
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- Assessment, treatment, and prevention of complications in eosinophilic esophagitis.Foregut (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- A multidisciplinary approach to eosinophilic esophagitis management.Journal of food allergy · 2025Review
- Histologic Response or Endoscopic Normalization After Initial Treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children Leads to Less Fibrostenosis over Long-Term Follow-Up.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Impact of cannabis use on presentation and treatment response in eosinophilic esophagitis.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2025Article
- Weight Gain Is Associated With Decreased Treatment Response to Dietary Therapy in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Gastro hep advances · 2025Article
- Eosinophilic esophagitis in Native American children and young adults: A case control study.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesFeeding tubes can provide a temporary or long-term solution for nutritional therapy. Little is known regarding the use of feeding tubes in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We sought to describe the characteristics and outcomes in EoE patients requiring tube feeding.
methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of EoE patients at a large tertiary care health system. Demographics, clinical characteristics, and endoscopic findings were extracted from medical records, and patients who had a feeding tube were identified. Patients with and without a feeding tube were compared. Details about the tube, complications, and treatment were extracted. Growth, global symptomatic, endoscopic, and histopathologic (<15 eos/hpf) responses were compared before and after the initiation of feeding tube therapy.
resultsWe identified 39 of 1216 EoE patients who had a feeding tube (3%). Feeding tube patients were younger (mean age 6.3 years), reported more vomiting, and had a lower total endoscopic reference score than non-feeding tube patients ( P < 0.01 for all). Tubes were used for therapy for an average of 6.8 years, with most patients (95%) receiving both pharmacologic and formula treatment for EoE. An emergency department visit for a tube complication was required in 26%. Tube feeding improved body mass index z score ( P < 0.01), symptomatic response (42%), endoscopic response (53%), and histologic response (71%).
conclusionsAmong EoE patients, only a small subset required a feeding tube and predominantly were young children with failure to thrive. Feeding tubes significantly improved growth and, when used in combination with other treatments, led to reduced esophageal eosinophilic inflammation.
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