Differences in Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Europe: An Assessment of Current Practice

Authors :: Eleftheria Roma
Gilles Tourlamain
Noam Zevit
Jorge Amil Dias
Christiane Sokollik
Roger Garcia-Puig
Carolina Gutiérrez-Junquera
Johanna H. Oudshoorn
Caterina Strisciuglio
Kasia Karolewska-Bochenek
Marcus Karl-Heinz Auth
Orel Rok
Mike Thomson
Saskia Vande Velde
Salvatore Oliva
Aco Kostovski
Christos Tzivinikos
Alexandra Papadopoulou
Nicolas Kalach
Vaidotas Urbonas
O. Bauraind
Sebastian Otte
Tourlamain, G.
Garcia-Puig, R.
Gutierrez-Junquera, C.
Papadopoulou, A.
Roma, E.
Kalach, N.
Oudshoorn, J.
Sokollik, C.
Karolewska-Bochenek, K.
Oliva, S.
Strisciuglio, C.
Bauraind, O.
Auth, M. K. -H.
Thomson, M.
Otte, S.
Rok, O.
Dias, J. A.
Tzivinikos, C.
Urbonas, V.
Kostovski, A.
Zevit, N.
Velde, S. V.
Source :: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess differences in the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) by European pediatric (PG) and adult gastroenterologists (AG), and their self-reported adherence to guidelines. METHODS A multiple-choice questionnaire gauged the diagnostic and management strategies of gastroenterologists treating children or adults in 14 European countries and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). RESULTS Questionnaires were completed by 465 PG and 743 AG. PG were significantly more likely to take biopsies in patients with symptoms of esophageal dysfunction (86.2% PG vs 75.4% AG, P

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