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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2017; 23(13): 2414-2423
Published online Apr 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i13.2414
Published online Apr 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i13.2414
Proposed criteria to differentiate heterogeneous eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders of the esophagus, including eosinophilic esophageal myositis
Hiroki Sato, Nao Nakajima, Kazuya Takahashi, Ken-ichi Mizuno, Satoru Hashimoto, Satoshi Ikarashi, Kazunao Hayashi, Yutaka Honda, Junji Yokoyama, Yuichi Sato, Shuji Terai, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata 951-8520, Japan
Hiroki Sato, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital, Niigata 950-1104, Japan
Go Hasegawa, Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Cellular Function, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8520, Japan
Author contributions: Sato H designed the research study and wrote the paper; Nakajima N analyzed the RT-PCR data; Takahashi K analyzed the manometry data; Hasegawa G analyzed the histological data and critically revised the manuscript; Mizuno K, Hashimoto S, Ikarashi S, Hayashi K, Honda Y and Yokoyama J collected the clinical data; Sato Y and Terai S critically revised the manuscript; all authors contributed to this manuscript.
Supported by JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research , No. 16K19332 ; and Takeda medical research grants .
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no competing interests.
Correspondence to: Hiroki Sato, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, 757-1, Asahimachidori, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. pyloki@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: November 17, 2016
Peer-review started: November 18, 2016
First decision: February 9, 2017
Revised: February 27, 2017
Accepted: March 15, 2017
Article in press: March 15, 2017
Published online: April 7, 2017
Processing time: 139 Days and 19.6 Hours
Peer-review started: November 18, 2016
First decision: February 9, 2017
Revised: February 27, 2017
Accepted: March 15, 2017
Article in press: March 15, 2017
Published online: April 7, 2017
Processing time: 139 Days and 19.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Eosinophilic esophagitis has long been considered as the only eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder (EoGD) in the esophagus. However, eosinophilic esophageal myositis, characterized by esophageal symptoms and eosinophilic infiltration in the esophageal muscle layer, has been identified using peroral esophageal muscle biopsy. Combining clinical and histological data, we have defined clinical criteria to differentiate EoGDs in the esophagus.