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Dysfunction of the longitudinal muscles of the oesophagus in eosinophilic oesophagitis

Hariprasad Reddy Korsapati, Arash Babaei, Valmik Bhargava, Ranjan Dohil, Alissa M. Quin, Ravinder K. Mittal

Gut · 2009 · 101 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

In patients with EO, there is selective dysfunction of the longitudinal muscle contraction during peristalsis. It is proposed that the longitudinal muscle dysfunction in EO may contribute to dysphagia.

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