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One-Hour Esophageal String Test: A Nonendoscopic Minimally Invasive Test That Accurately Detects Disease Activity in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Steven J. Ackerman, Amir F. Kagalwalla, Ikuo Hirano, Nirmala Gonsalves, Paul Menard Katcher, Sandeep K. Gupta, Joshua B. Wechsler, Milica Grozdanović, Zhaoxing Pan, Joanne C. Masterson,

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2019 · 92 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

The 1-hour EST accurately distinguishes active from inactive EoE in children and adults and may facilitate monitoring of disease activity in a safe and minimally invasive fashion.

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